Sage HR Africa

World-class HR & Payroll

software and services
Sage HR Africa
About us
Sage HR Africa
About us
The confidence that comes with the perfect fit
Whether you’re just starting your business or you
run a thriving organisation with over 2 000
employees, Sage HR Africa’s HR and payroll
software and services will support the growth and
complexity of your business every step of the way.
That’s because our range of solutions ensure the
perfect fit with your unique business needs.
Get our experience and expertise working for
you
Sage HR Africa is a renowned developer,
implementer and support provider of HR and
payroll management software and services for any
size business in Africa. We’ve been developing
software and services for the industry for over 29
years.
In addition to our extensive partner network, you
have access to a dedicated call centre that offers
expert advice and support on legislation and our
software. All our partners must pass a rigorous
annual certification program, ensuring that you
enjoy the best local support available.
We also ensure that we’re at the forefront of HR
and payroll legislative changes, so you can be
confident that you’ll always have the latest
technology incorporating these changes. This
means you comply effortlessly with the tax
requirements of your government and the local
authorities in your country.
Constant innovation gives you smart, secure,
easy-to-use software
Our dedication to producing innovative software
solutions ensures that you have safe, smart
software that gives you the control to run your
business efficiently and that’s always a pleasure to
use. And our years of experience in dealing with
multiple types and sizes of business mean that we
can implement your system, whether it’s simple or
complex, on time and on budget.
Software solutions for Africa
We operate in 35 countries throughout Africa and
our software is used by over 55 000 companies on
the continent. Through our extensive partner
network we can assist you with installation, training
and on-site support.
Our world-class software solutions include Sage
Pastel Partner Payroll & HR (for start-up and small
businesses) and Sage VIP Premier Payroll & HR (for
medium to large businesses and enterprises).
Our service promise to you
Our highly trained consultants are handpicked to
ensure they offer you the right set of skills and
knowledge when you need it. So you always enjoy
superior service coupled with a high level of
customer intimacy.
The two primary focus areas of our business are
customer service and our unique ability to innovate
beyond expectations. That’s why 97% of our
customers say they will recommend us to other
businesses. Join us and experience Sage HR
Africa’s world-class solutions and services.
 “We have an African footprint of 35 countries
and our software is supported by an
extensive business partner network on the
continent.”
Gerhard Hartman, Head of Department, Sage HR Africa.

Tunisia

Morocco

Algeria Egypt

Mauritania
Niger Sudan
Mali

Senegal

Burkina Faso
Guinea Somalia
Nigeria
Sierra Ghana Ethiopia
Leone
Benin Togo

Uganda Kenya
Congo
Rwanda

Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC) Tanzania

Angola
Malawi
Zambia

Zimbabwe

Botswana

35 countries
Mozambique Mauritius
Namibia

Swaziland
South Africa

Through our extensive network of business Lesotho

partners we can assist you with installation,
training and on-site support.

Sage HR Africa offices and

Business Partner network
Business Partner network (offices and support)
Other countries with users of Sage HR Africa
Sage HR Africa
Product hierarchy

Our software offering

Whatever the size of
your business, we have a
solution to suit your needs

56 900
businesses use our products and services
throughout the African continent.

Sage VIP Premier

Payroll, HR & ESS

Enterprises

Sage VIP Premier

Payroll, HR & ESS

Medium to large businesses

Sage Pastel Partner

Payroll & HR & Self Service

Start-up and small businesses

Start-up and small businesses Sage Pastel Partner Payroll
Sage Pastel Partner Payroll offers easy,
accurate and secure payroll software
processing with all the features you
require. This dynamic, secure payroll
software is available as a stand-alone,
single-user version for smaller
companies or is scalable up to 10 users
for larger companies. Sage Pastel
Partner Payroll will ensure your business
is kept up to date and complies with the
latest legislative requirements.
Sage Pastel Partner Payroll can
accommodate up to 250 employees in
varying employee brackets and has
functionality that allows it to grow with
your business. This payroll solution
“We are finding Sage caters for the full spectrum of
Pastel Partner Payroll requirements - from pre-defined,
standard sets of transactions for less
incredibly easy to use. It complicated payrolls, to more powerful
and customisable features and functions
saves us a tremendous for payrolls with more sophisticated
amount of time.” requirements.
Sage Pastel Partner HR
Nicola Hagger
Sage Pastel Partner HR offers a basic,
Bookkeeper
John Sole (Pvt) Ltd easy-to-use, automated and legally
Medium to large businesses and Sage VIP Premier Payroll
enterprises Sage VIP Premier Payroll provides you
with a comprehensive and flexible
solution that supports your operational
processes while keeping you in line with
legislative guidelines. Designed to suit
the needs of medium to enterprise sized
businesses, the system features ensure
the running of a streamlined and
successful payroll office.
The main design of the application
centres around the real-time input
facility. This means that all input done is
“We have a single payroll updated immediately, allowing the users
to view the impact of changes straight
solution that runs across away.
seven countries, Sage VIP Premier HR
Sage VIP Premier HR is designed to
ensuring efficiency while revolve around the HR responsibilities of
complying with various your business. This standalone system
is also designed to integrate with Sage
governmental VIP Premier Payroll, enabling the
effective management of employees
regulations.” throughout the employee life cycle. The
application’s fully functional HRM
Freda Duplan
Executive Manager
capabilities allow managers to
Nestlé Shared Services Centre for Africa streamline HR processes. Functions
compliant human resource system. This
HR system seamlessly integrates into
the Sage Pastel Partner Payroll software
and synchronises employee data
directly from the software. Sage Pastel
Partner HR automates your HR
processing including the recruitment,
appointment, performance
management, reporting and disciplinary
processes.
Sage Pastel Partner Self Service
Sage Pastel Payroll Self Service is a
web-based self-service tool enabling
employees to manage and maintain their
own information online, without
unnecessary paperwork. Employees can
make online applications for leave,
salary advances, loans, bursaries or
other financial assistance, no matter
where they are in the world as long as
they have an internet connection. What’s
more, HR Managers, Payroll
Administrators and Business Owners
will get their payroll software updated
automatically. Employees thereby carry
some of your overall HR administration
responsibility.
include job and position management,
performance management, learning and
skills development, succession planning,
employee file management and
document management.
Sage VIP Premier Employee Self
Service
Sage VIP Premier Employee Self Service
(ESS) is designed to make your leave
processes as effortless as possible by
empowering staff to maintain their
personal details, apply for leave online
and view payslips in a paperless
environment. Capturing, approving and
maintaining your employees’ leave
becomes a streamlined, paperless
process. VIP Premier ESS assists in
automating your business processes as
well as maximising your company’s
return on employee investment (ROEI).
This module integrates with our Premier
Payroll and Premier HR systems and
significantly improves business
processes and increases efficiency in
your HR office by utilising the right
workflow.
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Product offering

Features
at a glance

Our products are available in the

following countries with full legal
compliance (including country
specific statutory reports):

Sage Pastel Partner Sage VIP Premier

Payroll, HR & Self Service Payroll, HR & ESS
Start-up/Small business Medium/Large/Enterprise

Tax countries
South Africa ✓ ✓
Angola ✓ ✓
Botswana ✓ ✓
DRC × ✓
Ghana ✓ ✓
Kenya ✓ ✓
Lesotho ✓ ✓
Malawi ✓ ✓
Mauritius ✓ ✓
Mozambique ✓ ✓
Namibia ✓ ✓
Nigeria ✓ ✓
Rwanda ✓ ✓
Swaziland ✓ ✓
Tanzania ✓ ✓
Uganda ✓ ✓
Zambia ✓ ✓
Zimbabwe ✓ ✓
 Sage Pastel Partner Sage VIP Premier
Payroll, HR & Self Service Payroll, HR & ESS
Start-up/Small business Medium/Large/Enterprise
Payroll functionality
Number of employees 1 - 250 251 - unlimited
Setup and customisation of earnings, deductions, company contributions, fringe
✓ ✓
benefits and hours definitions
User, Company and User, Company and
Security and access control
Gobal level Gobal level
Net-up calculation to calculate gross remuneration No ✓
Separate pay runs within one pay period 1 per payment cycle 7 per payment cycle
Printing of history payslips ✓ ✓
Insert company logos and employee photos ✓ ✓
Batch processing facility ✓ ✓
Fixed and financial flexi imports and exports ✓ ✓
Caters for all electronic banking institutes ✓ ✓
Third party payments ✓ ✓
Standard and
General Ledger Integrations Standard
customisable
Integrates with time and attendance systems ✓ ✓
Leave Management Basic Advanced
Job Costing 3 levels 5 levels
Loan Module No ✓
Reporting Standard reports ✓ ✓
Powerful, user friendly report writing tool ✓ ✓
Transaction history reports for any period ✓ ✓
Audit reports ✓ ✓
ODBC and SMART reports × ✓
Intelligence Reporting ✓ ✓

HR functionality
Standalone HRMS × ✓
Employee Keep complete employee records including items issued, interviews, ✓ ✓
Management training, qualifications, medical history, disciplinary action etc.
Link images and documents to an employee record ✓ ✓
Allows for email notifications × ✓
Job & Position Create job definitions according to qualifications, training and ✓ ✓
Management previous experience required
Create position profiles with added detail e.g. salary components, × ✓
competency requirements, KPAs and KPIs, tasks and position history
Print an employee suitability gap analysis of shortlisted candidates × ✓
Performance Setup of performance review templates according to KPAs and KPIs ✓ ✓
Management User defined performance and competency reviews and free-format × ✓
reviews for the use of 360º reviews or value assessments
Create performance goals and development plans per employee × ✓
and indicate increase and bonus amounts
Integration with ESS enables online completion of reviews × ✓
Learning Flag critical skills against skills and competencies already defined × ✓
and skills
development Employee Development Plans × ✓

Reporting Standard reports + 30 + 140

Employee Self Service SA hosted On-premise or hosted

Product Services
Support Email and telephone ✓ ✓
Consultation and remote access ✓ ✓
Training Classroom and onsite ✓ ✓
eLearning × ✓
Payslips Pre-printed ✓ ✓
InfoSlips (electronic, SMS and mobi) × ✓
Sage HR Africa
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