HR & People People management for growing African teams

Manage your people.
Not the paperwork.
Grow your team with confidence.

Gestion's HR & People module helps small and medium businesses manage employee records, leave, attendance, contracts and documents — keeping your people data organised, compliant and secure, all in one place.

POPIA compliant Employee self-service Mobile-friendly
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People & leave
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HEADCOUNT
48
ON LEAVE
3
PAYROLL
Ready
Leave requests
LM
Lerato M. · Annual
14–18 Jun · 4 days
Pending
SK
Sipho K. · Sick
11 Jun · 1 day
Approved
NP
Nomsa P. · Family
20 Jun · 2 days
Pending
Admin time saved
14 hrs / month

Your people are your business. Manage them with care

Whether you lead a team of five or five hundred — across consulting, construction, retail, logistics, manufacturing, agriculture or professional services — Gestion keeps every employee record accurate, compliant and a click away.

Employee records Leave Attendance Contracts Performance Recruitment Self-service Payroll-ready
Why teams choose Gestion

Everything you need to manage and grow your people

Replace scattered spreadsheets and paper files with one secure system — from hire to retire.

Centralised employee records

A single, secure digital file for every employee — always up to date and easy to find.

Digital employee profiles
Personal & job details
Documents & certificates
Organisation structure
Custom fields

Leave management

Employees request leave online; managers approve in a tap — balances update automatically.

Online leave requests
Approval workflows
Balances & accruals
Team leave calendar
Public holiday support

Attendance & time tracking

Know who's in, who's out and who's on site — across office, field and remote teams.

Clock in & out
Timesheets
Shift scheduling
Attendance reports
Remote & on-site teams

Contracts & documents

Store every contract and document securely, with reminders so nothing expires unnoticed.

Secure document storage
Contract management
Expiry & renewal reminders
Employee acknowledgements
Role-based access

Performance & development

Set goals, run reviews and grow your people — with a clear record of how each one is progressing.

Goal & KPI tracking
Appraisals & reviews
Continuous feedback
Skills & training records
1:1 notes

Recruitment & onboarding

Hire the right people and get them productive faster, with a structured onboarding journey.

Job postings
Applicant tracking
Interview scheduling
Onboarding checklists
New-hire workflows
Employee self-service

Give your team the answers, take admin off your desk

When employees can help themselves from their phone, HR stops being a bottleneck. Fewer emails, fewer forms — more time for the work that matters.

1
Request leave and check balances
No forms, no chasing — staff apply and track approvals themselves.
2
Update their own details
Contact, banking and emergency info stay current without HR re-keying.
3
Access payslips & documents
Everything an employee needs, securely, in one self-service portal.
LM
Lerato Mokoena
Operations · Cape Town HQ
ANNUAL LEAVE
12.5 days
SICK LEAVE
8 days
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Built for African businesses

HR that fits how African teams really work

From local leave rules to multi-company structures and mobile-first access, Gestion is designed around the realities of running a team across the continent.

POPIA-compliant data
Multi-company capabilities
Cloud-based accessibility
Mobile self-service
Designed for SMEs
Scalable across Africa
Trusted by teams from
Johannesburg Cape Town Nairobi Lagos Gaborone Windhoek Lusaka Harare Accra
One platform. Complete business management.

HR & People connects to everything else you run

No duplicate capturing. No disconnected systems. Just one integrated platform.

Payroll Integration
Finance & Invoicing
Projects & Timesheets
Recruitment
Attendance & Time
Performance Management
Document Management
Business Intelligence & Reporting

Who uses Gestion HR & People?

From owner-managed teams to multi-site enterprises — across industries and across the continent.

Small Businesses Professional Services Firms Consultants Retailers Construction Companies Logistics & Transport Operators Agricultural Enterprises Manufacturers Distributors NGOs & Development Organisations

Ready to manage your people with confidence?

Stop drowning in spreadsheets and paper files. Give your team a modern, compliant HR system — and give yourself the time back.