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Compensation & benefits · October People

More than a salary.
The whole reward.

Make total rewards understandable. Connect salary, benefits and equity with pay bands, merit planning and approval workflows for the people making the decisions.

See the value of the whole package.
Your total rewards statement

A fuller picture
of your reward.

Naledi Mokoena · Example annual package

Annual package valueR744 000
Base salaryR600 000
Annual bonusR60 000
Retirement contributionR48 000
Health & wellbeing benefitsR36 000

Illustrative annual package · Values are examples, not a quote

Inside compensation & benefits

Made for the work
behind the moment.

Explore the workflows, tools and practical details that support compensation throughout the working day.

01 / Total rewards & equity

The full picture.

Employees see their complete package in one personalised dashboard: salary, bonuses, benefits, pension, equity and ESOP. My Equity shows vesting schedules, grant history and current value. Full transparency, zero guesswork.

  • Total rewards statement
  • Equity and ESOP with vesting
  • Benefits enrolment and elections
02 / Benchmarks & job architecture

Fair, competitive, defensible.

Benchmark salaries against market data, define job families, levels, grades and pay bands, and check pay equity across roles, levels and locations with comp analytics.

  • Salary benchmarks
  • Job architecture and pay bands
  • Pay equity and distribution analytics
  • Budget utilisation
03 / Merit cycles & comp analytics

Structured, data-driven raises.

Plan, model and execute merit cycles with budget pools, manager recommendations and approval workflows. Comp analytics show compa-ratio and market position by department, seniority, location, grade and gender, so every decision is informed, consistent and auditable.

  • Budget guardrails
  • Manager recommendations and approvals
  • Compa-ratio and market position
  • Full audit trail
04 / Expenses & payslips

Paperless, painless.

Employees submit expenses with receipt uploads and access payslips on demand. Managers approve in one click. Clean data flows straight to finance and payroll, no spreadsheets required.

  • Expense claims with receipts
  • One-click approvals
  • Digital payslips
  • Payroll integrations
Intelligence inside the workflow

Scenario modelling

Model merit budgets and compensation scenarios before committing.

Pay equity flags

Outliers across roles, levels and locations surfaced automatically.

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The full picture

There’s more
inside.

Explore the detail behind compensation.

My rewards+
  • Total rewards
  • My equity
  • Benefits
  • Expenses
  • Payslips
Manage+
  • Compensation
  • Salary benchmarks
  • Comp analytics
  • Job architecture
  • Merit cycles
  • Equity & ESOP
Keep the story moving
Next, explore recognition

That good work?
Make it seen.

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Questions,
answered.

Does October People run payroll?

October manages compensation, benefits, expenses and payslips and integrates with payroll providers so approved changes flow through without re-keying.

Can employees see their equity?

Yes. My Equity shows grants, vesting schedules, current value and exercise options as part of the total-rewards view.

Start with your organisation

See Compensation in your working day.

We’ll walk through the real product with your team and show how it connects to the rest of October People.