{"id":10950,"date":"2026-10-28T14:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/country-guide\/south-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:59:21","slug":"south-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/country-guide\/south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><style>.cpw{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 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The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and the Labour Relations Act (LRA) set the minimum standards.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fixed-term<\/strong> contracts for employees earning below the BCEA earnings threshold may only exceed 3 months if there is a justifiable reason; otherwise they are treated as permanent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probation<\/strong> must be reasonable for the role (commonly 3\u20136 months) and is subject to fair performance-review procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Employers with 50 or more employees must comply with Employment Equity reporting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"hours\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Working hours<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Ordinary hours<\/th>\n<td>45 hours a week (9 hours a day for a 5-day week)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Overtime<\/th>\n<td>Maximum 10 hours a week, by agreement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Overtime pay<\/th>\n<td>1.5 times the normal wage (double for Sundays and public holidays)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Meal break<\/th>\n<td>60 minutes after 5 hours&#8217; work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Daily rest<\/th>\n<td>12 consecutive hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pay\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Minimum wage<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>National minimum wage (from 1 March 2026)<\/th>\n<td>R30.23 per ordinary hour, including farm and domestic workers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Expanded Public Works Programme workers<\/th>\n<td>R16.62 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"leave\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Leave and holidays<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Annual leave<\/th>\n<td>21 consecutive days per year (15 working days for a 5-day week)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Sick leave<\/th>\n<td>30 days per 3-year cycle for a 5-day week (1 day per 26 days worked during the first 6 months)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Family responsibility leave<\/th>\n<td>3 days a year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Maternity leave<\/th>\n<td>4 consecutive months; no statutory employer pay \u2014 employees claim UIF benefits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Parental leave<\/th>\n<td>10 days, claimable from UIF; a 2025 Constitutional Court ruling allows parents to share parental leave while legislation is updated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Public holidays<\/th>\n<td>12 per year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"termination\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Notice and dismissal<\/h2>\n<p>Dismissals must be for a fair reason (conduct, capacity or operational requirements) and follow a fair procedure. Disputes go to the CCMA or bargaining council.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Notice period<\/th>\n<td>1 week (up to 6 months&#8217; service), 2 weeks (6 months to 1 year), 4 weeks (over 1 year)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Retrenchment severance<\/th>\n<td>At least 1 week&#8217;s pay per completed year of service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Consultation<\/th>\n<td>Operational dismissals require prior consultation (section 189 of the LRA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Final pay<\/th>\n<td>Outstanding wages and accrued annual leave must be paid on termination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"payroll\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Payroll and employer costs<\/h2>\n<p>Employers register with SARS, deduct PAYE monthly and file the EMP201 return by the 7th of the following month, with EMP501 reconciliations twice a year.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)<\/th>\n<td>1% employer + 1% employee, on earnings up to R17,712 a month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Skills Development Levy (SDL)<\/th>\n<td>1% of payroll, if annual payroll exceeds R500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>COIDA<\/th>\n<td>Annual workplace-injury assessment, rate set by industry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Pension \/ provident fund<\/th>\n<td>Not mandatory unless required by a bargaining council or the contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>PAYE tax tables 2026\/27<\/h3>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Up to R245,100<\/th>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>R245,101 \u2013 R383,100<\/th>\n<td>R44,118 + 26% above R245,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>R383,101 \u2013 R530,200<\/th>\n<td>R79,998 + 31% above R383,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>R530,201 \u2013 R695,800<\/th>\n<td>R125,599 + 36% above R530,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>R695,801 \u2013 R887,000<\/th>\n<td>R185,215 + 39% above R695,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>R887,001 \u2013 R1,878,600<\/th>\n<td>R259,783 + 41% above R887,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Above R1,878,600<\/th>\n<td>R666,339 + 45% above R1,878,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Primary rebate \/ tax threshold (under 65)<\/th>\n<td>R17,820 \/ R99,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"benefits\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Benefits and practice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A 13th-cheque or annual bonus is common but contractual, not statutory.<\/li>\n<li>Medical aid and retirement fund contributions are common market benefits and attract tax relief.<\/li>\n<li>Foreign nationals need a valid work visa (e.g. critical skills or general work visa).<\/li>\n<li>B-BBEE status influences eligibility for many corporate and government contracts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"truerix\" class=\"cps\">\n<div class=\"cpcta\">\n<div>\n<h3>Hire in South Africa with Truerix<\/h3>\n<p>Truerix employs your South African staff through our own local entity, NGIS \u2014 BCEA-compliant contracts, PAYE, UIF and SDL filings, and employment equity reporting handled for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/zh\/contact\/\">\u83b7\u53d6\u56fd\u5bb6\u62a5\u4ef7<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"cpsrc\"><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> October 2026. This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Rates and thresholds change regularly; Truerix confirms the current position before every hire.<br \/><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/tax-rates\/income-tax\/rates-of-tax-for-individuals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SARS \u2013 Rates of tax for individuals<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/support.payspace.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/south-africa-national-minimum-wage-increases-effective-march-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PaySpace \u2013 National minimum wage March 2026<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labour.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Employment and Labour \u2013 BCEA<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/guide-for-employers-in-respect-of-employees-tax-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SARS \u2013 Guide for employers in respect of employees&#8217; tax<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiring in South Africa: 2026 national minimum wage (R30.23\/hour), PAYE tax tables 2026\/27, UIF and SDL, leave, notice and retrenchment rules \u2014 and how Truerix employs your team through its own entity.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9826,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10950"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10981,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10950\/revisions\/10981"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}