Marshall Security employs 2,300 guards, cleaners, and armed response staff across 350+ sites in KwaZulu-Natal. Their CFO, a KPMG-trained chartered accountant, explains why EWA gives him peace of mind, not anxiety.
Employees needing cash before payday meant seeing a loan shark, where R400 borrowed could become R3,000 owed. Payslips were printed on a dot matrix printer and driven to sites across KZN. Compliance reminders for firearms licences and safety certifications were "nigh on impossible" to manage.
EWA gave Marshall employees prudently capped access to wages already earned. Adoption spread beyond guards and cleaners to admin and management. Digital payslips replaced the dot matrix printer. WhatsApp-based announcements gave Marshall a timestamped, instant compliance channel to every employee.
Thousands of rands of debt avoided across the workforce every month. Compliance risk reduced in an industry where a lapsed firearms licence has legal consequences. 450 hours of HR admin eliminated per month. And a CFO who sleeps easier knowing his frontline employees can access their own money safely.
98%
employee usage
450 hours
saved on HR admin each month
R292
saved per month per employee using EWA
“There are very real repercussions when guys go to loan sharks. R400 suddenly balloons to R2000, R3000. EWA gives me great peace of mind.”
Matt Briscoe
CFO
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