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Employ in South Africa for €350 a month. Flat.
Hire full-time South African employees without setting up an entity. Compliant contracts, ZAR payroll and statutory filings handled by our licensed local partner. Onboard in days, not weeks.
No entity required
Onboard in days
BCEA-compliant contracts
Public API & docs
€350
flat monthly fee
¹ excl. salary and statutory employer costs
40–60%
typical salary saving vs UK/EU
² varies by role; skilled roles
Days
to first compliant hire
±1h
time difference with CET
Pricing
One flat fee. Compare us honestly.
Global platforms charge premium rates for 150 countries you will never use. We do one country properly.
| Expand to South Africa | Deel | Remote | Multiplier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee per employee | €350 flat | $599 (≈€545) | $599 (≈€545) | $400 (≈€364) |
| Contract type | Full local employment | EOR | EOR | EOR |
| South Africa specialists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Talent sourcing included | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Public API | ✓ | Sign-up required | Enterprise tier | ✗ |
| Public docs | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
List prices, verified July 2026. Competitor prices are USD list prices; conversions approximate.
From candidate to compliant employee
01
Share your candidate
Send us the role and the person. We prepare the BCEA-compliant offer under our licensed local partner.
02
We employ them
Our licensed South African partner becomes the employer of record. UIF, SDL and PAYE all handled from day one.
03
Run monthly
PAYE, UIF and COIDA filings, ZAR payslips, benefits and expenses, one invoice per month, in your currency.
04
Manage anywhere
Leave requests, expenses and offboarding via dashboard or API. The flat monthly fee never changes.
Calculator
What does a hire in South Africa really cost?
See the full employer cost in seconds: salary, statutory contributions and our flat fee. No email needed for the result.
- UIF, SDL and COIDA at current, verified rates
- 13th cheque as a toggle: customary, not statutory
- Runs on our public quotes API. Figures verified July 2026.
Total employer cost
-/mo
Salary-
Statutory (UIF · SDL · COIDA)-
Our fee, flat-
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Runs on POST /quotes, same engine as the API. Figures verified June 2026.
South African employment law is strict. That is why we exist.
Four statutory systems, one accessible tribunal. We built the platform to handle each in the background.
BCEA
Compliant contracts
Conditions of Employment Act basics. Hours, leave, notice.
PAYE · UIF · SDL
Statutory payroll
Tax withheld and remitted every month. EMP201 with SARS.
COIDA
Injury cover
0.5% of earnings up to R51 458/mo. Annual ROE 2020 filing.
POPIA
Data protection
GDPR-adjacent. Employee records handled under POPIA and GDPR.
Knowledge
We keep you current on employing in South Africa
Deep, sourced guides on costs, payroll and labour law, reviewed by specialists and updated as the rules change.
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Developers
The employment API for South Africa
Onboard, pay and offboard employees programmatically. Public docs, sandbox keys from day one, webhooks for every event.
expand_to("south-africa")
- Onboard an employee in one call
- Set salaries, bonuses and leave via API
- Offboard with built-in compliance review
curl -X POST https://api.expandtosouthafrica.com/v1/employments \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"candidate": { "name": "Naledi Dlamini", "email": "[email protected]" },
"role": "Senior accountant",
"grossSalaryZarMonthly": 45000,
"benefitsTier": "standard",
"displayCurrency": "EUR"
}'import { expandTo } from '@esa/sdk';
const client = expandTo({ apiKey: process.env.ESA_KEY });
const employment = await client.employments.create({
candidate: { name: 'Naledi Dlamini', email: '[email protected]' },
role: 'Senior accountant',
grossSalaryZarMonthly: 45000,
benefitsTier: 'standard',
displayCurrency: 'EUR'
});{
"id": "emp_01HZQK9",
"status": "pending_offer",
"employer_of_record": "ESA Payroll (Pty) Ltd",
"monthly_cost": { "currency": "EUR", "total": 3078 },
"offer_url": "https://esa.co/o/01HZQK9"
}
Have your candidate
Employ them for €350/month
Send us the name, role and package. Signed BCEA-compliant offer within 48h.
Book a call
Need talent first
We source vetted SA professionals
Shortlist of pre-screened, salary-benched candidates. Then employ through us.
Explore talent sourcingQuestions, answered
Our licensed South African partner is the legal Employer of Record. You direct their work day-to-day; we handle the contract, payroll, statutory contributions and HR admin.
Yes. €350 / $399 / £299 per employee per month, invoiced in your currency. No setup fee, no per-run charges, no FX loading. You pay the employee’s salary, benefits and statutory contributions at cost, we invoice them line-by-line every month.
Signed contract typically within 48 hours of accepting a candidate. Full onboarding, payroll registration, benefits enrolment, kit shipping, completes within days for most roles.
South African labour law is strict on unfair dismissal. We advise you on the CCMA-safe process, prepare paperwork and represent our partner-employer through any hearing.
Yes. We coordinate transfer of employment with your current provider, keep the employee’s tenure and benefits intact, and re-issue BCEA-compliant contracts under our partner. The transfer itself is free.