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Annelize LombardVerified

Owner

Recruitment

George201 to 500 employees

4.0

13 Mar 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Modular pricing, so you pay only for what you switch on. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Claire JoubertVerified

HR Director

Recruitment

Paarl201 to 500 employees

5.0

19 Jan 2025

Onboarding admin dropped by half

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Nicola BezuidenhoutVerified

Production Manager

Agriculture

Polokwane201 to 500 employees

4.0

13 Jan 2025

Managers use it without being chased

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Modular pricing, so you pay only for what you switch on. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Yashika ZuluVerified

Employment Equity Officer

Professional consulting

Polokwane2 to 10 employees

4.0

12 Jan 2025

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Pieter Fletcher

Chief Executive Officer

Engineering

Pietermaritzburg11 to 50 employees

5.0

10 Jan 2025

Managers use it without being chased

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Bongani MalekaVerified

General Manager

Food and beverage

Richards Bay500 plus employees

5.0

04 Jan 2025

Leave requests left email and never came back

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Wayne MabundaVerified

Industrial Relations Manager

Insurance

Bloemfontein201 to 500 employees

5.0

02 Jan 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Ashwin van der MerweVerified

Owner

Motor trade

Centurion2 to 10 employees

5.0

31 Dec 2024

Leave requests left email and never came back

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Nadia SeptemberVerified

Procurement Manager

Telecommunications

Vereeniging51 to 200 employees

3.0

29 Dec 2024

Good for leave, thin everywhere else

The configuration took longer than promised, and it works well now. Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. I would shortlist it, not necessarily pick it.

What works

Modular pricing, so you pay only for what you switch on. Managers found it easy enough to use.

What does not

Performance management is basic. There is no local payroll integration.

Buhle ZwaneVerified

Founder

Insurance

Randburg2 to 10 employees

5.0

25 Dec 2024

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

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The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Nadia SeptemberVerified

Procurement Manager

Telecommunications

Vereeniging51 to 200 employees

3.0

29 Dec 2024

Good for leave, thin everywhere else

What works

Modular pricing, so you pay only for what you switch on. Managers found it easy enough to use.

What does not

Performance management is basic. There is no local payroll integration.

Buhle ZwaneVerified

Founder

Insurance

Randburg2 to 10 employees

5.0

25 Dec 2024

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.