Pedro Barros

Remote's global employment experts share the most important information about how to set up as a contractor in South Africa. Learn how to file taxes, avoid misclassification, and remain compliant with the law.

How to set up as an independent contractor in South Africa

Preston Wickersham

While South Africa’s government requires employers to offer certain statutory benefits, companies looking to hire the best talent must offer more than just the baseline. Remote’s guide on hiring workers in South Africa covers a variety of topics including labor laws, payroll, and benefits. In this guide, we will examine benefits in South Africa more closely.

Benefits to offer employees in South Africa

To pay your employees in South Africa, you can open a legal entity, work with an employer of record like Remote, or pay your workers as contractors. Each option has advantages and disadvantages.

How to pay remote workers in South Africa

South Africa’s labor laws reveal a business culture that values collaboration with a healthy amount of respect for the individual. For people who have never worked or hired workers in the country before, adapting to that culture may pose a challenge at first.

What are labor laws like in South Africa?

In South Africa, employment laws, payroll requirements, taxes, and common benefits differ from norms in other parts of the world on a few key points. This guide on hiring employees in South Africa provides all the basic information you need to make your first hires.

Guide on hiring in South Africa

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