Labour Guide

What Labour Guide does

Labour Guide is a South African private company, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pretoria, that operates a labour-law and occupational health and safety information and training platform serving HR professionals, employers, and OHS practitioners across South Africa. Its core product is the Labour Guide Premium subscription (R2,990 inclusive of VAT for 12 months), which unlocks an extensive content library covering the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act, OHS Act, COID Act, POPIA, and UIF — including guidelines, document templates, monthly government notices, and case law archives from 2008 to present.

The platform is built on WordPress with an integrated learning management system (LMS) that delivers self-paced e-learning courses alongside instructor-led public courses and bespoke in-house corporate training. The company is a QCTO-accredited Skills Development Provider and a SAIOSH Corporate Member, allowing it to issue certified, NQF-level training. Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring premium subscriptions, training courses (public, in-house, and e-learning priced R580–R2,995), and physical workplace compliance posters (R135–R295) sold via an online storefront.

The business is bootstrapped, independently owned, and small (1–10 employees). Go-to-market is sales-led, combining content marketing (free articles, downloads, social channels) with direct phone/email engagement for training sales and self-serve online purchasing for subscriptions, courses, and posters. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no partner alliances.

Name

Labour Guide

Legal name

Labour Guide

Website

https://labourguide.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Labour Guide is a South African labour-law and occupational health and safety information and training platform serving HR professionals and employers via a premium subscription, accredited courses, and workplace compliance posters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labour Law Training and HR Compliance Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Compliance, Policy, EEO & Labor Law (BPACAPAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Compliance, Employment Law & Employee Relations Training (EDABAIAE), Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Training (EDAGANAI), Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Labour law training
• Occupational health safety
• HR compliance consulting
• Employment equity training
• Workplace compliance posters

Headquarters

HQ city

Gauteng

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscription: Annual subscription providing access to premium site content including guidelines, document templates, case law archives, and policy documents. Priced at R2990 for 12 months access including VAT.
2. Training Courses: Revenue from public and in-house training courses covering labour law, health and safety, disciplinary hearings, employment equity, and other HR-related topics. Various course fees ranging from R580 to R2,995 per course.
3. Workplace Posters: Sale of laminated workplace compliance posters including COIDA, OHS Act, Employment Equity Act, and BCEA posters. Physical products sold at R135-R295 per poster or set.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Labour Guide provides South African labour law guidance, occupational health and safety training, and HR compliance resources to employers and HR professionals. Its core offerings include an annual premium content subscription (Labour Guide Premium) with guidelines, document templates, and case law archives, complemented by public and in-house training courses, self-paced e-learning, and physical workplace compliance posters.

Product overview

Labour Guide operates as a comprehensive labour law and health and safety information and training platform. The core offering is the Labour Guide Premium subscription service providing access to extensive labour law guidelines, document templates, and case law resources. This is complemented by public and in-house training courses covering topics such as disciplinary hearings, OHS Act compliance, employment equity, and BCEA regulations. The platform also offers e-learning courses for self-paced study and physical workplace compliance posters. The company is a QCTO Accredited Skills Development Provider (SDP) offering both scheduled public presentations and bespoke in-house training solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labour Guide Premium Annual subscription (R2990 for 12-month access, VAT inclusive) providing South African employers and HR professionals with access to comprehensive labour law guidelines, document templates, case law archives from 2008 to present, policy documents, and monthly updates covering dismissals, retrenchments, trade unions, CCMA procedures, employment equity, occupational health and safety, COID, UIF, and BCEA regulations.
• Public Training Courses Scheduled instructor-led online and in-person training courses for South African employers, HR professionals, health and safety practitioners, and managers covering labour law topics such as case law updates, disciplinary hearings, OHS Act compliance, employment equity, BCEA, HIRA, and incident investigation. Ranging from R580 to R2,995 per course.
• E-Learning Courses Self-paced online training courses delivered through the company's LMS platform, allowing learners to start, pause, and resume at their convenience. Includes courses such as The Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Responsibilities of Management (NQF Level 4, R1,150), POPIA in the Workplace (R580), and the 2025 Case Law Updates (R2,995).
• Workplace Display Posters Laminated workplace compliance posters sold as physical products across South Africa via online ordering, including COIDA posters (set of 2, A1 size, R295), OHS Act posters including Machinery Regulations (set of 2, A1 size), Employment Equity Act posters (A2 size, R135), and Basic Conditions of Employment Act posters (A2 size, R135). Each courier delivery under 2kg adds R130.
• In-House Corporate Training Customised training sessions delivered exclusively for individual South African businesses, tailored to specific organisational requirements for staff training on labour law, health and safety, disciplinary procedures, employment equity, and related compliance topics. Programmes are delivered at the client's location or online.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• HR Future: South African HR media, training, and event platform offering HR conferences, webinars, and educational content. Comparable as an HR professional education and content distribution channel targeting the same buyer segment as Labour Guide.
• Skills Portal: South African skills development, training, and SETA-related information portal covering learnerships, apprenticeships, and accredited courses. Comparable as a training-content and skills-development discovery platform with audience overlap in HR/L&D buyers.
• iLearn (South Africa): South African corporate e-learning and digital skills training provider offering compliance, soft skills, and management courses. Directly comparable self-paced e-learning delivery model and employer training customer base to Labour Guide's e-learning courses.

Others

• Lexology: Global legal information and analysis platform aggregating labour law and employment law content from contributing law firms. Thematically comparable as a labour law content and update distribution channel, though not a training provider and serves a different buyer (legal professionals).

Direct peers

• Practical Labour Law: South African labour law advisory and training firm providing CCMA representation, disciplinary hearing support, and labour law training. Closely comparable in scope, content focus, and customer base to Labour Guide's labour relations practice.
• LabourNet: South African HR outsourcing, labour relations consulting, and employment equity services firm. Directly comparable to Labour Guide's labour relations advisory and HR compliance training offerings for the same South African employer market.
• OHS Online: South African occupational health and safety training and compliance provider offering OHS Act courses, risk assessments, and safety officer training. Directly comparable to Labour Guide's OHS training and HSE content categories, serving the same employer base.
• SafetyCloud: South African OHS compliance and training platform offering online OHS courses, legal liability training, and accredited skills programmes. Direct competitor in the same OHS Act training category Labour Guide competes in via QCTO-accredited courses.

Broad incumbents

• NOSA (National Occupational Safety Association): Established pan-African occupational health, safety, and environmental training provider offering accredited OHS courses across multiple countries. Overlaps with Labour Guide's OHS training portfolio but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Sage HR & Payroll (South Africa): Major HR and payroll software provider in South Africa offering cloud HRIS, payroll, and people-management solutions. Adjacent to Labour Guide's HR compliance content business; overlaps on the HR professional buyer but serves a different functional need (software vs. content/training).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/salabourguide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sa-labour-guide
• Xx.com/labourguide

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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