How it works
Start with UIF help. Keep everything else ready too.
Add your worker once. iKhayaEmploy works out the pay, keeps the records and tells you what is missing.
AI help for UIF
iKhayaEmploy checks the details in your folder, explains what is missing in plain language, and gives you the next UIF steps without sharing the worker's ID number with AI.
A contract that matches the law
Working hours, meal intervals, Sunday and public-holiday pay, deductions, notice — the terms a household employer must state in writing.
Payslips that add up
Ordinary hours, overtime, Sundays and public holidays, UIF in and out. Every payslip is stored the moment you create it.
A leave ledger you can read
Days accrued, days taken, days left. No more arguing about a long weekend in December.
Notice and severance, worked out
Type the last day. See the notice you owe, the pay you owe, and the severance that applies if they qualify.
The evidence pack
One export of the contract, every payslip and the leave record, in date order, with the dates you were working on them.
Reminders before the deadline
Pay day, UIF month-end, the year the contract needs re-checking. Nudged to you in advance.
R 30.23
the lowest legal pay per hour from 1 March 2026
2%
UIF each month — 1% withheld, 1% from you
4 weeks
notice once they have worked for you longer than six months
3 years
how long the Basic Conditions of Employment Act says keep the records
Why the folder matters
Most households never think about this until a bad day arrives.
And on that day the question is never whether you were a good employer. It is whether you can show it.
They refer a dispute to the CCMA
The commissioner will ask what you paid, when, and what you agreed. A signed contract and twelve months of payslips is usually the whole answer. Nothing at all is usually the whole problem.
They apply for UIF
UIF pays them only if the monthly contributions were deducted, declared and paid. One missing month turns a claim into a queue at the Department of Employment and Labour.
The employment has to end
Notice, a final payslip, a service certificate, severance if they qualify. Work it out before the meeting, not the morning after it.
Questions
What people ask.
Do I really have to do all this?
If they work for you rather than for a contractor, yes. Domestic workers were brought under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act in 2003 and under UIF in 2003, and the National Minimum Wage Act sets one pay floor for every worker in the country — domestic workers included. The sectoral determination then sets the hours, leave and notice rules for this sector. The paperwork is the law, not a nice-to-have.
What does it cost?
R39.99 a month for your whole household — one worker or five, the price is the same. That includes the AI UIF helper. There is no sign-on fee, and the calculators stay free for everyone.
What if I try it and then change my mind?
Your 14-day free trial starts when you create an account — no card and no sign-on fee. At the end of the trial, subscribe to keep adding records. If you then decide iKhayaEmploy isn't for you, tell us within 30 days of your first payment and we refund you in full through Paddle.
Who pays — me or the person I employ?
You do, the household. Nothing is deducted from anyone's wage, no worker is ever charged, and no worker needs an account or login. It is one flat R39.99 a month per household.
What happens if I stop paying?
You don't have to give notice and there's no cancellation fee — stop paying and the service stops. Nothing new can be added from that day, but the folder stays readable and exportable for 30 days, so you can still produce the contract, payslips and leave record if a worker or the CCMA asks. After that it archives; ask and we'll send you a copy.
Is this legal advice?
No. iKhayaEmploy keeps the records and does the arithmetic the law sets out. For a dismissal, a dispute or anything that feels serious, talk to a labour consultant, your nearest Legal Aid office or the CCMA.
What happens to my information?
Your household folder is only readable by you. We ask for the minimum needed to do the job, and you can delete a worker or your whole account at any time.
The national minimum wage is R30,23 an hour from 1 March 2026 — the same rate for every worker in the country, domestic workers included. It is reviewed every year, usually in March — check the Department of Employment and Labour for the current figure before you rely on it.