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Lungile Roberts

Plant Manager

Logistics and transport

Klerksdorp2 to 10 employees

5.0

20 Jan 2026

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

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. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Clean mobile app for leave requests and approvals. 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.

Danielle RadebeVerified

HR Officer

Legal services

Johannesburg2 to 10 employees

4.0

15 Jan 2026

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. 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

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

Craig IsaacsVerified

Procurement Manager

Non profit

Somerset West2 to 10 employees

5.0

11 Jan 2026

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

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. 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

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

What does not

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

James CupidoVerified

Supply Chain Manager

Construction

Gqeberha51 to 200 employees

4.0

01 Jan 2026

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. 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. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Khanyisile Chetty

HR Business Partner

Construction

Durban51 to 200 employees

1.0

27 Dec 2025

No real understanding of South African labour law

The leave rules never matched the BCEA properly and we gave up correcting them. What surprised me was that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. It has cost us more time than it has saved. Test it hard during the trial with real volume before committing.

What works

Document storage works.

What does not

Support hours do not overlap with our working day. The interface is dated and slow. Leave rules never matched South African requirements.

Lerato FletcherVerified

Talent Acquisition Lead

Hospitality

Paarl51 to 200 employees

5.0

22 Dec 2025

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Modular pricing, so you pay only for what you switch on. 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

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Bongani SteynVerified

People Operations Lead

Information technology

Rustenburg201 to 500 employees

3.0

20 Dec 2025

Adoption took longer than the vendor suggested

Solid for the core, but we still keep a spreadsheet for the reporting we actually need. 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. Fine for our needs. Test it properly against your own requirements.

What works

Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. Leave management works reliably.

What does not

There is no local payroll integration. BCEA leave had to be configured rather than selected.

Musa Baloyi

General Manager

Healthcare

SandtonSole trader

5.0

18 Dec 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

Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. 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 MotaungVerified

General Manager

Healthcare

Botswana51 to 200 employees

4.0

09 Dec 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. 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

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

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Preggie Maleka

Warehouse Manager

Wholesale and distribution

Somerset West201 to 500 employees

5.0

30 Nov 2025

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

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. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

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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

Leave accrual that follows BCEA rather than a US default. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. 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 MotaungVerified

General Manager

Healthcare

Botswana51 to 200 employees

4.0

09 Dec 2025

Onboarding admin dropped by half

What works

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

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Preggie Maleka

Warehouse Manager

Wholesale and distribution

Somerset West201 to 500 employees

5.0

30 Nov 2025

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

What works

Genuinely easy for line managers to use without training. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.