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One record. Zero chaos.

Centralised employee profiles hold every piece of data: personal details, contracts, certifications and documents, searchable, secure and always current. Org charts update themselves, assets are tracked, and every other module reads from the same record.

Employee recordNaledi MokoenaSenior HR Manager · People · Johannesburg
Current record
Position
Senior HR ManagerPromoted
Manager
Thabo Khumalo
Start date
14 Mar 2021 · 5 yrs
Employment
Permanent · Full time
Location
Johannesburg · Hybrid
Cost centre
People · CC-204
  • Promoted to Senior HR ManagerOrg chart, payroll and access updated automatically
  • Laptop assigned · MacBook Pro 14Asset register · signed for
  • Contract addendum signedEmployee file · e-signature
  • Leave approved · 3 daysTeam calendar updated
Read by 34 modules · written onceUpdated just now
Company feedCelebrations and announcements
  • PS
    Welcome Priya S. to Product 🎉Starts Monday · buddy Amara O.14 reactions
  • TK
    Thabo K. · 5 years todayWork anniversary · say congratsCelebration
214 people reached this week
Open requestsHR inbox · this week
  • 3pending signatures on contract templates
  • 2service requests · payslip and letter
  • 1asset return due · offboarding
Avg. resolution 1.6 days
1
source of truth for every person and role
100+
sub-features on the same record
⌘K
global search across people, documents and pages
40+
HR and workplace systems connected
Why it mattersIndustry research
9.1systems the average HR team juggles to manage employee data

Duplication, errors and an estimated 40% of admin time wasted on data management. One platform, one source of truth, one current record.

One recordWritten once · read everywhere

Change it once.
It changes everywhere.

Every module in October reads from and writes to the same employee record. A promotion updates the org chart, payroll, access, goals and the manager's dashboard in one move, with no exports and no re-keying.

RecruitmentOffer accepted → record created
OnboardingPlan built from role and location
Time & leaveBalances and calendar
DocumentsContracts, files, signatures
Payroll & rewardsReads the current position and pay
PerformanceGoals and reviews attach to the role
Org chart & accessReporting line and permissions
AnalyticsHeadcount, attrition, cost
The employee recordperson · position · history · documents · evidence
What lives on it

The whole person, in one place.

  • Profile and positionRole, manager, location, cost centre, history.
  • Documents and filesContracts, addenda, certificates, e-signatures.
  • Assets and accessWhat they have and what they can reach.
  • Social and recognitionFeed, celebrations, badges.
What it removes

Nine systems pretending to be one.

The average HR team juggles 9.1 systems to manage employee data, and loses about 40% of admin time reconciling them. One record means one login, one search and one answer.

  • Duplicate records
  • Spreadsheet exports
  • Re-keyed changes
  • Stale org charts
What it enables

Search that understands people.

Press ⌘K anywhere and find a person, a document, a policy or a setting. Ask October to draft a policy or an announcement from your own context, and file it against the people it applies to.

  • Global search
  • Policy drafting
  • Service requests
  • 40+ integrations
Inside Core HR5 capabilities

Core HR.
Piece by piece.

Every capability below reads from and writes to the same employee record, so nothing has to be reconciled afterwards.

01 · Employee data & documents

Everything, organised.

Every employee has one profile: personal details, contracts, certifications, ID documents, reporting lines and history. Employee files, contract templates, e-signatures and service requests live beside the record instead of in a shared drive.

  • Searchable employee profiles
  • Employee files and contract templates
  • Pending signatures and e-sign
  • Service requests and letters
October PeopleCore HR
Live record · updated now
CENTRAL HUB

Employee data & documents

  • Searchable employee profilesLive
  • Employee files and contract templatesConnected
  • Pending signatures and e-signReady
  • Service requests and lettersReady
Connected to the employee record
Everything inside24 sub-features

Directory

  • Employees
  • Departments
  • Org chart
  • Positions
  • Requisitions
  • Assets
  • My assets

Social

  • Feed
  • Celebrations

Contractors

  • Contractors
  • Contractor compliance
  • Workforce report

Documents

  • Documents
  • Employee files
  • Service requests
  • Pending signatures
  • Contract templates

Get help

  • My tickets
  • HR inbox
  • Help-desk analytics

Platform

  • Global search (⌘K)
  • Notifications
  • Help centre
  • Support chat
AI in this moduleGoverned · named purpose · human oversight

Built into everything.
Not bolted on.

AI Powered Insights helps teams review data, answer questions and follow up across October People. Here is what it does inside Core HR.

See AI Powered Insights

Policy and announcement drafting

Generate policies, announcements and job descriptions from your own context.

Search that understands people

Find a person, a document or a setting from anywhere with one shortcut.

Stand-alone or enhancedWorks alone · better together

Stand-alone.
Or connected.

Core HR works powerfully on its own. Connect it with the modules below and every workflow starts with the same people, roles, history and evidence.

Core HR · FAQ3 answers

Questions,
answered.

Can we migrate from our current HRIS?

Yes. October imports employee data, documents and organisational structure, and integrates with 40+ HR and workplace systems so you can run the shared record first and phase other modules in.

Who can see what?

Role-based permissions govern every field and document. Access reports and audit logs show who has access to what and what they did with it.

Does it support contractors and multiple entities?

Yes. Contractors have their own profiles, compliance tracking and a blended workforce report. Multi-location and multi-country organisations are supported with regional compliance modules.

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