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South Africa × Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Employment, Payroll & Mobility in South Africa
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders. In South Africa, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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South Africa at a glanceAfrica
Johannesburg · Tuesday 3 November
21:42
Local time
- Currency
- ZAR
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +27
- Region
- Africa
What the rules say in South Africa
Employment, Payroll & Mobility, the essentials
From the South Africa market guide: the points that matter most for employment, payroll & mobility, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source54 checked against an official source0 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
The national minimum wage is R30.23 per ordinary hour from 1 March 2026, up from R28.79.
Applies to farm and domestic workers. Expanded Public Works Programme workers have a separate rate of R16.62; learners have Schedule 2 allowances; the Act does not apply to the defence force, intelligence services or volunteers.South African Government (Department of Employment and Labour) · checked 2026-10-19Unemployment Insurance Fund contributions are 1 percent of remuneration from the employer and 1 percent from the employee.
Subject to the remuneration ceiling and exclusions in the unemployment insurance legislation.South African Revenue Service (SARS) · checked 2026-10-19Employers pay a skills development levy of 1 percent of total remuneration, but the levy does not apply to employers whose annual remuneration is under R500,000.
South African Revenue Service (SARS) · checked 2026-10-19A critical skills work visa may be issued for up to five years and requires a signed offer of employment in an occupation on the current Critical Skills List.
Professional body membership is generally required; it is not a work-seeker visa.Department of Home Affairs · checked 2026-10-19An intra-company transfer work visa may be issued for up to four years, cannot be renewed or extended, and requires at least six months' employment with the foreign company and a plan to transfer skills to citizens or permanent residents.
Employees transferred within a multinational group.Department of Home Affairs · checked 2026-10-19A corporate visa lets an employer bring in a set number of foreign workers for up to three years, but requires a labour department certificate that suitable citizens or permanent residents could not be found and at least 60 percent of total staff to be citizens or permanent residents.
Department of Home Affairs · checked 2026-10-19
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Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Set up compliant employment arrangements
- 02Review payroll and employer obligations
- 03Address immigration or mobility requirements
- 04Coordinate employee movement and local HR compliance
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before employment, payroll & mobility work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Employment, Payroll & Mobility
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in South Africa.
Urgent Our key hire's work visa was refused. What now?Immigration, visas & global mobilityUrgent An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?Immigration, visas & global mobilityHow do we hire our first employees in a new country legally?Employment, labour & workplace disputesHow do we run payroll correctly for staff in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow do we grow our teams quickly in several countries?Employment, labour & workplace disputesCan we hire someone abroad without setting up a company there?Employment, labour & workplace disputesWe're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?International tax planning & transfer pricingHow do we set up payroll in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow should we pay staff we send abroad?Immigration, visas & global mobilityWhat visa does our employee need to work in this country?Immigration, visas & global mobility
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