Large headcount. Zero margin for error on compliance.
Public-sector and government bodies run large headcounts under strict compliance and audit requirements, union and collective-agreement rules, and the constant challenge of retaining skilled staff on legacy HR systems. October People gives public-sector leaders an AI-first HCM with audit-grade compliance, BEE and SETA reporting and 40+ integrations — with October Health wired in so duty-of-care wellbeing and retention become signal you can act on.
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The cost of running on legacy.
Four pressure points unique to public sector and government — and what each one costs.
- Large, complex headcount
- Thousands of employees across departments, grades and locations strain HR systems never built for the scale. Manual processes multiply, and people data is fragmented and slow.
- Strict compliance and audit
- Public funds mean public scrutiny. Hours, certifications, BEE and SETA reporting and audit-grade records are non-negotiable — and a manual trail is a liability when the auditor arrives.
- Union and collective-agreement rules
- Collective bargaining agreements, grade structures and leave entitlements are intricate and unforgiving. Getting them wrong creates disputes, grievances and reputational risk.
- Retaining skilled staff
- Skilled specialists are drawn to better-resourced private roles, and duty of care for a stretched workforce is easy to neglect on legacy systems. Losing them is slow and costly to reverse.
Modernise HR, keep the trail.
AI-first HCM with audit-grade compliance plus clinically effective wellbeing — one platform for a large, regulated public-sector workforce.
- Audit-grade compliance
- Certifications, BEE and SETA reporting and audit-grade trails are captured automatically, so you're ready for an auditor instead of rebuilding a manual record under pressure.
- Rules engine for CBAs
- Collective-agreement rules, grade structures and leave entitlements are enforced consistently in one system, reducing the disputes and grievances that manual handling creates.
- One HRIS off legacy
- Leave, time, scheduling, performance and payroll for thousands of staff in one platform with 40+ integrations — replacing fragmented legacy systems with live, trustworthy data.
- Duty-of-care wellbeing + retention
- October Health surfaces burnout and disengagement by department, so you meet your duty of care and retain skilled staff instead of losing them to better-resourced roles.
Outcomes from the public sector.
Forvis Mazars
Burnout halved, wellbeing up 38%, >20M in annual value.
>50%SNG Grant Thornton
Coaching at scale — 1M+ saved, flight risk down 19%.
+28%IWYZE
Sentiment flipped positive — a 24-point eNPS swing.
+28%Old Mutual Insure
Pilot to enterprise — 5,990+ engagements a month.
5,990+Milpark Education
80% adoption across staff, plus support for students.
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What running on legacy is costing you.
Size it to your headcount and see the year-one value of admin reclaimed, compliance de-risked and skilled staff retained.
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Questions, answered.
Can October People handle strict public-sector compliance?+
Yes. Certifications, BEE and SETA reporting and audit-grade trails are captured automatically, so you're ready for an auditor rather than rebuilding a manual record — built for regulated, scrutiny-heavy environments.
Does it handle union and collective-agreement rules?+
Yes. Collective-agreement rules, grade structures and leave entitlements are enforced consistently in one system, reducing the disputes and grievances that manual handling of intricate CBA rules creates.
Do you have a government case study?+
Our published adoption, wellbeing and compliance results come from comparable large, regulated and duty-of-care organisations — a higher-education institution at 80% adoption, and insurers and audit firms running audit-grade rigour — rather than a named government department. The large-headcount, compliance-heavy, duty-of-care dynamics are near-identical, which is why we point to those adjacent results honestly instead of inventing one.
Can it replace our fragmented legacy HR systems?+
Yes. One HCM with 30+ modules and 40+ integrations replaces fragmented legacy systems with live, trustworthy people data — leave, time, scheduling, performance and payroll for thousands of staff in one place.
How does it help us meet our duty of care and retain staff?+
October Health surfaces burnout and disengagement by department, so you meet your duty of care to a stretched workforce and retain skilled specialists instead of losing them to better-resourced private roles.
Know your own numbers.
Two minutes, benchmarked — and a costed PDF of what the gap is worth. See where you stand today.
- The Data-Driven HR ScorecardEight questions, two minutes — how far is your people data from one trusted source you can decide on, and what the silos are costing you.
- The Retention Risk ScorecardEight questions, two minutes — how exposed are you to the resignations you didn't see coming, and what they're costing you.
Modernise HR, keep the trail.
Book a walkthrough and see how October would replace legacy HR with audit-grade compliance — and surface the wellbeing signal that retains skilled staff.