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Employer of Record

Run Your Team in South Africa. We’ll Handle the Rest.

Your local hiring and Employer of Record partner in South Africa, covering recruitment, payroll, compliance, HR, IT, and office space.

We help you build and run a South African team without setting up a local entity or juggling multiple vendors. As your on-the-ground partner, we source talent, onboard employees, manage payroll and compliance for 500+ team members, so you can focus on growing the business.
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How We Work With You

We handle the full hiring and employment lifecycle in South Africa. No local entity required.

How it works

We help you find the right people for your team, whether that's remote developers, customer support, operations staff or something else. We become their legal employer in South Africa, handling contracts, payroll, tax compliance, benefits, and HR.

You manage their work. We manage everything else. We employ them legally.

No South African company registration. No local bank accounts. No compliance risk. One monthly invoice, one point of contact.

What is an EOR

An Employer of Record employs staff on your behalf in countries where you don't have a registered business.

Instead of setting up a South African company, months of work plus ongoing legal and accounting costs, you use our entity. We handle compliance, contracts, payroll taxes, and regulatory reporting.

Your team works for you, but we're the legal employer.

It's how global companies hire in new markets without the setup cost or risk. The difference: we're based here, not running this remotely through software.

Everything You Need to Know Before Hiring in South Africa

Check out our employment law, tax rates, notice periods, and the cultural nuances that turn a good hire into a great long-term team member, all in one place guide. We will send you the guide to your email.

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Why Choose Us

Local Expertise

Not managing operations remotely through software. We're on the ground in Cape Town and Johannesburg with direct relationships with regulators, suppliers, and service providers. When your team needs something, we're here.

Service Partner

No coordinating between a payroll company, an IT supplier, an office provider, and a compliance consultant. We handle everything under one roof with one monthly invoice and one point of contact.

Real Support

You work with the same account manager who knows your business and your team. No ticket queues. No chatbots. Just direct access to someone who can solve problems fast.

Proven at Scale

We're not experimenting with your first hire. We currently employ 500+ team members across multiple industries. You get systems, processes, and expertise that already work.

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FAQs

An Employer of Record employs staff in South Africa on your behalf, acting as the legal employer while you manage their work. We handle all payroll, HR, compliance, and statutory obligations so you can operate in the country without setting up a local entity. You receive one invoice in your own currency each month.
We are a South African company with local teams, offices, and infrastructure on the ground. We manage payroll, HR, IT, compliance, and employee support directly rather than through third-party vendors or automated platforms. You work with people who understand the local market and can respond quickly when issues arise.
No. We act as the legal employer, which means you do not need to register a company, open local bank accounts, or manage South African tax and compliance yourself. We handle the legal structure while you manage your team's day-to-day work.
Our service includes payroll, HR administration, statutory compliance, onboarding and offboarding, employee support, and contractor management. Optional services include employee benefits, IT support, IT equipment, and office space. Everything is managed locally with direct oversight from our teams.
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