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Employer of Record
South Africa
Hire staff and expand your business in South Africa with our fully-managed EOR Service
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Unrivalled Employer of Record Service in South Africa designed to expand your business seamlessly
Agility EOR delivers services for business’s looking for an Employer of Record in South Africa. We help clients hire new employees or transfer existing employees into a fully-managed EOR service.
We appreciate that each situation and business is different. That is why our personal approach to Employer of Record Services in South Africa takes care of all HR, payroll, recruitment and compliance head aches, and allows you to do what you love best – driving your business forward.
Employer of Record South Africa
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EOR Service in South Africa Overview
We provide a comprehensive and fully managed Employer of Record Service in South Africa. This includes:
Hiring & Onboarding
Contracts of Employment
Employment Termination
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South Africa Employer of Record - Contract of Employment
Each employee who is employed in South Africa is issued with a comprehensive contract of employment which includes the following:
Termination clauses
Non-confidentiality and post termination restrictions clauses providing greater protection for your business
Statutory requirements
An overview of the South African statutory requirements such as sick pay, holiday entitlement and maternity/paternity pay, will be made available to you prior to contract offer.
Employee benefits
Salary, commissions/bonuses & benefits are agreed with the ‘workside’ employer and contractually included.
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We are South Africa Employer of Record experts
We have extensive experience helping businesses expand their workforce in the South Africa. Take a look at our areas of expertise below:
Find out how payroll works in South Africa and what you can expect when it comes to salaries, bonuses and tax
Enhance your understanding of what your employee is entitled to when working in South Africa
Learn more about how you can attract and retain staff in South Africa with both statutory and enhanced employee benefits
Unsure about what’s required when employing staff in South Africa? Find out about South African Work Permits and Visas
Wondering what it’s like to live and work in South Africa? We’ve got you covered in our extensive guide, including the do’s and don’ts
wHAT TO EXPECT
High Value Foreign Direct Investment
Republic of South Africa, also known as South Africa, is the southernmost country in Africa. Over 59 million people call this the world’s 24th most populous country home. On the Human Development Index, South Africa is ranked at number 113, making it the seventh-highest African country. The World Bank considers it a newly industrialised nation, with the continent’s second-largest economy and the world’s 33rd-largest. While English is the de facto business language in South Africa, Zulu, spoken by roughly 23% of the population, is the most widely spoken first language.
But what is it really like to work and live there? We can help.
Statutory Leave in South Africa
Agility EOR work with our in-country legal experts and experienced staff to easily guide you through the myriad of complex laws and regulations in South Africa.
We will help you and your staff understand the following essential statutory entitlements:
- Holiday Entitlement
- Maternity Leave
- Paternity Leave
- Parental Leave
- Sick Leave
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The Benefits
South Africa EOR Benefits
When you choose Agility EOR to expand in South Africa, we guarantee an EOR Service tailored to the needs of your business
Compliance
We are on top of regulatory changes in South Africa so you can relax.
Cost reduction
Allow our economies of scale to work in your favour.
High Service Levels
You and your employees have a dedicated account manager.
Fixed Cost Pricing
We will agree our professional fees up front based on your needs - no nasty surprises!
Consolidated Invoicing & Payments
Make one monthly payment to cover all your tax, social and wages costs from one to one thousand employees.
Fast delivery
You can have 'boots on the ground' within days on our infrastructure.
Reduced Risk
All wage taxes are remitted in full to the South African authorities by professionals ensuring liabilities are met, giving you peace of mind.
Supply Chain Transparency
We only pay employees through local full employed solutions meaning South African payroll tax is paid on all funds.
Save Time and Money
Our expertise is at your disposal. The need for you to have internal HR, Payroll and admin staff is eliminated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Payrolling the employees is a key part of the service offered by an employer of record company. The EOR will calculate and remit all taxes, social securities and similar payments, on behalf of both employer and employee. The client will be invoiced in advance by the EOR company, for the total cost of the payroll.
Yes. Our clients are free to dictate the structure of the employees’ remuneration including any bonuses or commissions they wish to offer. In some countries, there is a statutory requirement to provide “bonuses”, for example in the form of Christmas or holiday allowances.
Yes. Agility EOR will calculate what pay is due upon termination of an employee, factoring in such things as any untaken leave entitlements.
We find that most of our clients are in the Tech, IT, Finance and Professional Services industries. However, we have acquired the skills, knowledge and experience to help all industries across the globe.
As a private company, we’re not beholden to shareholders or asset-shredding Private Equity targets. We aim to build long-term relationships with our clients. At Agility EOR, our approach is that we never forget that our business is all about people. Our Employer of Record solutions are tailored to each requirement, not a one-size-fits-all tech platform. We do the right thing by our clients and by the laws of each country we operate in. And we believe in openness; if we don’t feel we can offer you the best solution for a specific territory, we’ll say so.
We pride ourselves on our personable-approach so once you enter your new employees details into our dedicated platform, we’ll arrange a call with you to go through the details of the employment contract where together we can review and amend to your requirements. We liaise directly with your employee to build a rapport and obtain the necessary information to hire them compliantly, and set them up ready for their first payroll.
We never stop delivering! Even if you’re employee has been onboarded and is happily working for you and being paid each month, we’re here to partner with you whenever you or your employees need us. Even your ex-employees may need our assistance for tax documents, proof of employment requests etc… Our service never stops!