Trusted by 19,000+ customers · 45+ countries · Support NPS 97 · Backed by Deel
What's included
Every part of the employee lifecycle.In one system.
Leave management
Comprehensive leave administration with cumulative and non-cumulative leave structures, public holidays, and accrual policies per country.
Organisation and position management
Position records, employment equity groupings, job grading, and full org hierarchy visibility.
Performance management
Assess, develop, and retain a high-performing workforce year-round — without a separate appraisal system.
Incident management
Capture and manage detailed employee incident records. Track disciplinary actions, hearings, outcomes, and warnings to ensure compliance and safeguard your organisation.
Workforce planning
Configure and define workflow processes by choosing input types that need to be gathered and consolidated from your geographically dispersed workforce.
Training and skill management
Set up company-level training courses and record all training history. Attach skills to employees, positions, or courses and search for vacancies based on skills.
Succession and talent management
Empower managers with insights into promotion potential, timing, flight risk, and retention — before it becomes an issue.
Employment equity
EEA2 and EEA4 payroll reports generated directly from HR data. Pre-built for South African submission.
E-Onboarding
Simplify and accelerate adding new employees with customisable new hire forms and a collaborative workflow between HR and employees. Data flows directly to payroll from day one.
WhatsApp ESS
Payslips, leave requests, and claims via WhatsApp. No portal, no passwords — HR on any phone.
How you do it
How our software fitsinto your goals.
Integration
Deel HRIS.Already in sync.
If your organisation uses Deel as its global HRIS, Deel Local Payroll connects directly. Employee data, payslips, and leave records sync between both systems — no manual export, no middleware, no reconciliation.
What our customers say
Trusted by teamswho made the switch.
Our payroll now runs in half a day instead of four, there’s no downtime, and even our store staff can access everything on mobile.
Brendan Keogh, System Analyst
Cape Union Mart
There are no headaches for our IT team. We don’t have to schedule manual updates or worry about compliance changes being missed. It all happens automatically — in real time.
Alison Boruchowitz, Head of People & Organisation
PUMA South Africa
The employee self-service, together with WhatsApp, is outstanding. Very easy to use, accessible anytime, anywhere in the world. Deel Local Payroll makes payroll a breeze with reports for every need.
Leana Pretorius, Payroll Manager
Mukuru
I switched to Deel Local Payroll and it’s now my payroll software of choice. The system is intuitive and easy to learn, both for me as an accountant and for my clients as end users. Support is fast and helpful.
Ruan Fourie, Director — Professional Tax Practitioner
Summit Professional Accounting
Deel Local Payroll helps us stay resilient in a fast-changing industry. With scalable operations, we can focus on what we do best — serving customers and growing the business.
Chantal Lombaard, HR Executive
BSI Steel
HR that talks to payroll.From day one.
Book a demo and see how Deel Local Payroll connects HR and payroll into one system — with no reconciliation in between.