Built for South African labour brokers & staffing agencies

Labour broking, organised.

placr is the all-in-one platform to manage your workers, place them with businesses, invoice, and stay compliant — replacing the spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads and paperwork with one tidy system.

No card required · Set up your agency in minutes

app.placr.co.za/dashboard

Dashboard

Updated just now
Available workers
38Ready to place
Active placements
52On the floor today
Revenue on the floor
R184kThis month

Recent placements

WorkerBusinessRoleStatusRate
TM Thabo Mokoena
Apex LogisticsForklift op.ActiveR85/hr
NP Naledi Phiri
BuildRiteGeneralActiveR60/hr
SD Sipho Dlamini
SteelWorksWelderPendingR110/hr
LM

Lerato Mahlangu

Packer · Midrand
AvailableR55/hr
Invoice paid
R33,902
Everything in one place

Run your whole brokerage from one screen

From the first worker you sign up to the invoice you send, placr keeps every moving part connected.

Worker management

A searchable, filterable roster with skills, rates and live availability — know who’s free to place at a glance.

Clients & labour requests

Keep your businesses in one book and take their labour requests straight into an inbox you can action.

Placement tracking

Move every job through Pending, Active and Completed — nothing slips through the cracks.

Invoices & quotes

Generate professional, VAT-ready PDF invoices and quotes in a click — branded and ready to send.

Compliance built in

SA ID validation, UIF/PAYE figures and document review for IDs, certificates and clearances — audit-ready.

Map & distance matching

See workers and businesses on a map and place the nearest people to each job — less travel, faster fills.

Time & attendance

Workers scan a site QR and enter their Worker ID to check in and out — live on-site rosters and hours, filterable by client.

A closer look

See exactly what you’ll be working with

Real screens from placr — clean, fast and made for the way brokers actually work.

Your roster

Every worker, at a glance

A card for each person on your books — skills, rate and live status. Filter and search to find who’s ready to place in seconds.

  • Availability shown right on the card
  • SA ID, passport & document capture
  • Rates kept next to every name
app.placr.co.za/workers
TM

Thabo Mokoena

Forklift operator · Germiston
AvailableR85/hr
NP

Naledi Phiri

General worker · Sandton
On placementR60/hr
SD

Sipho Dlamini

Welder · Boksburg
AvailableR110/hr
LM

Lerato Mahlangu

Packer · Midrand
On standbyR55/hr
Placements

Track every job to completion

One board for everything on the floor. Move placements through Pending, Active and Completed and always know where each one stands.

  • Colour-coded status at a glance
  • Worker, client and rate in one row
  • Invoice straight from a placement
app.placr.co.za/placements
WorkerBusinessRoleStatusRate
TM Thabo Mokoena
Apex LogisticsForklift op.ActiveR85/hr
NP Naledi Phiri
BuildRiteGeneralActiveR60/hr
SD Sipho Dlamini
SteelWorksWelderPendingR110/hr
KV Kabelo Venter
Apex LogisticsDriverCompletedR95/hr
Invoicing

Polished invoices in a click

Generate branded, VAT-ready PDF invoices and quotes straight from a placement — no spreadsheets, no copy-paste, no errors.

  • 15% VAT calculated automatically
  • Your agency branding & numbering
  • Download or share the PDF instantly
app.placr.co.za/invoice/INV-0042
Summit Staffing
INVOICEINV-0042 · 21 Jun 2026
Billed to
Apex Logistics
Germiston, GP
Due
05 Jul 2026
DescriptionHoursRateAmount
Forklift operator — T. Mokoena168R85R14,280
Driver — K. Venter160R95R15,200
SubtotalR29,480.00
VAT (15%)R4,422.00
Total dueR33,902.00
Map & matching

Place the nearest people, first

See your workers and clients on a live map and instantly sort workers by distance to a job — fewer travel headaches, faster fills.

  • Workers and businesses on one map
  • Nearest matches ranked by km
  • No API keys — works out of the box
app.placr.co.za/map
Nearest to Apex Logistics
Thabo M.2.4 km
Naledi P.5.1 km
Sipho D.7.8 km
Lerato M.11.3 km
Time & attendance

Know exactly who’s on site

Put a QR at each client site. Workers scan it and enter their Worker ID to check in and out — perfect for nurses and shift staff. You get live rosters and hours, filterable by client.

  • One scannable QR per client site
  • No app or login — just a Worker ID
  • Live on-site roster & hours per client
placr.zenapps.co.za/checkin
Demo Staffing · Apex Logistics
Check in & out
Enter your Worker ID
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Check in / out
On site now · 2 of 3
Thabo MokoenaIn 07:02
Naledi PhiriIn 06:58
Sipho DlaminiNot in
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Three connected portals

Everyone logs in to their own view

One platform, three tailored experiences — so your workers and clients help themselves and you do less admin.

Agency

Your command centre

  • Dashboard of workers, placements & revenue
  • Manage workers, clients & requests
  • Invoicing, compliance & documents
  • Attendance & hours by site
Worker

For the people you place

  • Accept or decline job offers
  • Set their own availability & rate
  • Upload IDs, certs & clearances
  • Check in & out on site with their Worker ID
Business

For your clients

  • Request labour in seconds
  • Browse available workers
  • View placements & download invoices
Up and running fast

From sign-up to placement in four steps

1

Create your agency

Register in minutes and make the workspace your own.

2

Add workers & clients

Invite them with a link or capture details yourself.

3

Match & place

Turn a labour request into a confirmed placement.

4

Invoice & stay compliant

Send a PDF invoice and keep your records audit-ready.

Why brokers switch to placr

Less admin. Faster fills. Fewer mistakes.

One source of truth

No more scattered spreadsheets and lost WhatsApp messages — everything lives in one place.

Get paid faster

Professional VAT invoices the moment a job is done means money in sooner.

Compliance you can trust

SA ID checks, UIF/PAYE and document trails keep you on the right side of the rules.

Workers & clients self-serve

They handle availability, offers and requests themselves — you stay focused on placing.

Built for South Africa

Rands, VAT, SA IDs, UIF/PAYE and local realities — not a foreign tool bent to fit.

Nothing to install

It runs in the browser — on your laptop or your phone, wherever the work is.

Simple, honest pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

The full platform is free to use. Paid tiers add WhatsApp notifications and tailored customisation for growing agencies.

Free
R0 / forever

Everything you need to run your brokerage, at no cost.

Get started free
  • Unlimited workers & clients
  • Worker roster with skills, rates & availability
  • SA ID validation + passport / foreign-worker capture
  • Labour-requests inbox
  • Placement tracking (Pending / Active / Completed)
  • VAT-ready PDF invoices & quotes
  • Compliance: UIF / PAYE & document review
  • Document uploads (IDs, certificates, clearances)
  • Map view & nearest-worker distance matching
  • Worker check-in / out with site QR codes
  • Worker & business self-service portals
  • Invite-link onboarding
  • Dashboard & reporting
  • Works on any device — nothing to install
Most popular
Pro
Let’s talk

Keep everyone in the loop automatically over WhatsApp.

Contact sales
  • Everything in Free, plus
  • Automated WhatsApp notifications
  • Instant job offers sent to workers on WhatsApp
  • Placement & status alerts to clients
  • Faster responses, fewer missed placements
Enterprise
Custom

Tailored to how your agency works, end to end.

Contact sales
  • Everything in Pro, plus
  • Full customisation of the platform
  • Custom branding, colours & your own domain
  • Tailored workflows & bespoke features
  • Priority support & onboarding assistance

Questions about Pro or Enterprise? Email sales@placr.co.za.

See it with real data first

Take a fully loaded placr workspace for a spin — no sign-up, no commitment. Click around the dashboard, workers, placements and invoices exactly as you would on day one.

Ready when you are

Bring your brokerage online today

Existing agencies sign in, new agencies register — it’s the same door, and it takes minutes.