Your people are your business. Manage them well.
Stop managing HR on spreadsheets and paper forms. Odoo HR gives South African businesses centralised employee records, automated leave management, recruitment pipelines, and performance appraisals — all POPIA compliant and implemented locally by XRA.
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Everything you need to run HR properly in South Africa
One platform for your entire employee lifecycle — from recruitment to onboarding, leave, performance, and offboarding.
Centralised Employee Records
All employee data — contracts, ID documents, qualifications, banking details, emergency contacts — stored securely in one place. Full audit trail, role-based access, and POPIA-compliant data handling built in.
Leave Management
Employees apply for leave online, managers approve or decline with one click, and balances update automatically. Annual leave, sick leave, family responsibility leave, and custom leave types — all configured to South African BCEA requirements. Learn more about Odoo Leave Management Module
Recruitment Pipeline
Manage your full hiring process in Odoo — job postings, CV screening, interview scheduling, and offer letters. A kanban-style pipeline keeps every vacancy moving from application to appointment without anything falling through the cracks.
Performance Appraisals
Set goals, schedule reviews, and capture 360-degree feedback in structured appraisal forms. Link appraisal outcomes to salary reviews, development plans, and succession tracking — all within the same platform.
Employee Onboarding
Create structured onboarding checklists for new starters — documents to sign, training to complete, equipment to collect. New employees get a clear day-one experience and managers can track onboarding progress in real time.
Connected to Payroll & Projects
Approved leave and attendance flows directly into payroll inputs. Timesheets from Odoo Project link to employee records. Your HR, project delivery, and payroll all share the same data — no manual reconciliation between systems.
HR software that understands South African labour law
BCEA leave entitlements, POPIA-compliant data handling, Employment Equity tracking, and local implementation — Odoo HR is configured for how South African businesses manage their people.
BCEA Leave Entitlements
XRA configures Odoo HR with South African BCEA-compliant leave types — 15 days annual leave, 30 days sick leave over 3 years, 3 days family responsibility leave, and maternity leave — so your leave management is legally correct from day one.
POPIA-Compliant Data Handling
Employee personal information is stored with role-based access, consent records, and data retention policies. XRA configures your Odoo HR instance to meet POPIA requirements — protecting your business and your employees.
Employment Equity Reporting
Odoo HR stores the demographic and occupational data you need for Employment Equity reporting. Maintain your EE records, track progress against your EE plan, and generate reports for your annual EEA2 submission.
XRA Official Odoo Partner
XRA holds official Odoo partnership status — your HR implementation is backed by certified expertise and a team that understands both the Odoo platform and South African labour law requirements.
More DetailsSA Compliance Configuration
BCEA leave types, POPIA access controls, Employment Equity fields, and contract templates — all configured correctly for South African law before your first employee record goes live.
Training
HR managers, line managers, and employees each receive role-specific training. Your HR team will be confident managing the full employee lifecycle in Odoo from day one.
Ongoing Support
Labour law changes, new leave policies, or a company restructure — your dedicated XRA consultant is on hand to update your configuration and keep your HR module aligned with your business.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from SA HR teams & business owners
Odoo HR is a flexible platform that XRA configures specifically for South African requirements. This includes BCEA-compliant leave types and accrual rules, POPIA-aligned data handling and access controls, Employment Equity record fields, and contract templates that meet SA requirements. XRA ensures your HR system is legally correct from day one.
XRA configures Odoo HR with South African BCEA leave entitlements — 15 days annual leave per year, 30 days sick leave over a 3-year cycle, 3 days family responsibility leave, and 4 months unpaid maternity leave. Leave accrues automatically, balances update in real time when leave is approved, and managers can see team availability at a glance.
Yes. Odoo HR stores employee personal information — ID numbers, banking details, medical information — with role-based access controls so only authorised users can view sensitive data. XRA configures data retention policies and access rights during implementation to align with your POPIA compliance obligations as an employer and information officer.
Yes. Odoo HR includes a full recruitment module with job posting management, a kanban-style application pipeline, interview scheduling, and offer letter generation. You can publish vacancies to your Odoo website, track every applicant through your hiring stages, and convert a successful candidate directly into an employee record — no re-capturing required.
Odoo HR connects natively to Odoo Payroll. Leave balances, attendance records, and approved timesheet hours flow directly into payroll inputs. XRA configures the integration, so your payroll team receives accurate, pre-reconciled data each pay cycle — eliminating the manual transfer of hours and leave deductions between systems.
Yes. Odoo HR includes an employee self-service portal and mobile app. Employees can apply for leave, view their leave balances, track leave approval status, update their personal details, and access their payslips — all without contacting HR directly. This significantly reduces the admin load on your HR team for routine requests. Learn more about our Time-off Module
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