Employer of Record in South Africa
Your South African team. Locally employed, professionally supported.
Employ skilled professionals in South Africa without
establishing a local entity. RecruitMyMom’s Employer of
Record (EOR) service takes care of local employment
contracts, payroll, statutory administration and ongoing
support, while you direct your team’s day-to-day work.
Already found the right person? We can manage their
employment. Still looking? Our specialist recruitment team
can help you find the talent you need.
Why Use Employer of Record?
SA Employment support, without the complexity.
Simplify employment administration and access the support you need to manage your workforce with confidence.
Employment Administration
Get support with employment documentation, contracts and ongoing administrative requirements.
Payroll And Statutory Support
Simplify payroll administration and the management of applicable statutory requirements.
Manage The Arrangement
Access support with agreed employment responsibilities throughout the employment relationship.
More Time To Grow
Reduce the administrative burden of employment and focus on your business priorities.
How does EOR work in south africa using recruitmymom?
Employ in South Africa without setting up a local entity
An Employer of Record (EOR) enables international businesses to employ people in South Africa through an established local employment provider, without registering their own South African entity.
RecruitMyMom acts as the South African employer under the agreed EOR arrangement, managing employment administration and applicable statutory obligations.
Your business directs the employee’s work and integrates them into your team, with responsibilities defined in accordance with South African law. It is a practical way to employ one professional or build a South African team while keeping your business focused on its operations.
Already have your talent? Or need help finding them?
You have found your employee:
You know who you want to employ in South Africa. We provide the local employment structure and support to make the appointment possible. Our EOR service is available whether the employee was identified through your own recruitment process, a referral or another recruitment agency.
You need to recruit South African talent
RecruitMyMom has been connecting businesses with experienced South African professionals since 2012. Our recruitment specialists can help you find the right person across finance, operations, marketing, administration, technology and other professional disciplines. Once appointed, we can manage the employment compliance through our EOR service.
What does RecruitMyMom’s Employer of Record service include?
We manage the South African employment administration so that you can concentrate on the work your team has been employed to deliver.
Local employment contracts
Preparation and administration of employment agreements aligned
with applicable South African employment legislation and the agreed employment arrangements.
Monthly payroll and tax administration
Salary processing in South African Rands, employee payslips, applicable PAYE and UIF deductions, employer contributions and statutory payroll reporting.
Leave and employee records
Administration of annual leave, sick leave, family responsibility leave and other applicable statutory entitlements, together with relevant
employment records.
Employee onboarding
Employment documentation, payroll registration, onboarding administration and practical support as your new employee joins the business.
Ongoing local HR support
A South African point of contact for routine employment support.
Employment changes and offboarding
Administration of agreed employment changes and standard off-boarding processes, including final payroll calculations and statutory documentation where applicable.
Why partner with RecruitMyMom?
We understand the local employment landscape.
RecruitMyMom is an established South African employment company that works with 6000+ companies locally and globally.
We understand the skills international employers seek and the realities of compliant labour and tax employment in South Africa.
You work with a local South African team
Our team understands South African employment practices, laws, payroll requirements and the questions that arise when international businesses employ people here.
You have access to people who know the local employment environment, rather than relying entirely on an international self-service platform.
We support the employment relationship, not only the payroll
Accurate payroll is essential, but employment involves more than paying a salary.
We help clients hire talent in a legal and tax compliant manner and provide employees with a local point of contact for employment-related queries.
Our clients are the operational employers, while we handle the legal employment.
We can support your next hire too
As your South African team grows, RecruitMyMom can assist with recruitment, additional EOR appointments and other appropriate workforce solutions.
You do not need to change EOR providers each time your hiring requirements evolve.
Transparent, predictable, scalable EOR pricing for hiring South African employees
15% of monthly salary, protected by a guaranteed fee cap of R6,600 per employee.
Scale your team with complete budget certainty – no matter the seniority level.
(Excludes VAT for South African entities)
What you can expect:
- Transparent EOR management fee per employee per month.
- No standard onboarding administration fee.
- No standard offboarding administration fee.
- Basic HR support and advice from our experienced SA Team
- One month’s gross base salary held as a refundable security deposit
- Salaries and employment costs denominated in currency of choice
- Zero foreign-exchange mark-up
Fees exclude:
- Employee salaries
- Statutory deductions – 1% UIF and 1% SDL
- Recruitment fees if required
- Optional additional HR support services
FAQs
FAQ’s about Employer of Record services in South Africa
Yes. RecruitMyMom’s Employer of Record service provides a local employment arrangement that enables an international business to engage South African employees permanently without establishing its own local entity, subject to the applicable legal and employment requirements.
Yes. You do not need to recruit through RecruitMyMom. We can provide EOR services for suitable employees you have already identified.
Your business directs the employee’s daily responsibilities, performance objectives and operational work. RecruitMyMom manages the agreed local employment payroll administration and employer responsibilities, subject to applicable South African labour and tax laws.
RecruitMyMom’s EOR management fee is cost-effective at 15% of the employee’s monthly salary, capped at R6,600 per employee per month, excluding VAT where applicable. Salary, applicable employer contributions, agreed benefits, and any separately agreed services are additional.
We do not charge standard onboarding or offboarding administration fees. Any statutory termination payments, outstanding employee entitlements or separately agreed exceptional services are treated independently of the monthly management fee.
International clients may fund employment costs in ZAR or an agreed foreign currency. RecruitMyMom does not add a separate FX mark-up, although actual banking charges remain payable by the client for the elected foreign exchange currency.
Our EOR service can support the employment of a single suitable professional, as well as businesses developing larger South African teams.
Onboarding times depend on the proposed employment arrangement, documentation, compliance checks and receipt of the required funding. Our team will confirm the process and anticipated start date after reviewing your requirements.
No. An EOR manages defined local employment obligations, but international businesses may still need advice on matters such as corporate tax exposure, permanent establishment, intellectual property, data protection and the structure of the working relationship.
All employee remuneration, statutory employment costs and EOR fees are calculated in South African Rands (ZAR), unless otherwise preferred by the client.
Clients may pay in ZAR or an agreed foreign currency. Any actual international banking and currency conversion costs are for the client’s account.
Where a foreign-currency payment results in a small difference between the ZAR amount invoiced and the net amount received, the difference is reconciled on the following month’s invoice. Material shortfalls, including any amount required to fund payroll, must be settled by the agreed payroll deadline.
We do not add a separate percentage-based exchange-rate margin.
Yes. A refundable deposit equivalent to one month’s gross base salary is required for each employee.
The deposit is held in ZAR as security for obligations under the EOR arrangement and is reconciled when the arrangement ends. Any remaining balance is refunded in accordance with the service agreement.
Build your South African team with the right local partner
Whether you are employing your first South African professional or adding to an established international team, RecruitMyMom can provide the local employment structure and support you need.
Bring us the person you want to employ, or let our recruitment team help you find them.
Your business leads the work. We look after the local employment.
