Khaya Comply helps South African household employers stay fully compliant — UIF, COIDA, payslips, employment contracts, and worker documentation — step by simple step.
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You employ someone in your home, but UIF registration, COIDA submissions, employment contracts, and the Department of Labour's surprise inspections are a minefield. The law applies to you — and the penalties are real.
Without proper documentation, domestic workers lose access to unemployment benefits, maternity pay, and sick leave protection they are legally entitled to. It affects their entire livelihood.
Handling payroll for corporate staff is one thing — but when executives need household staff managed compliantly across UIF, COIDA, and the BCEA, there is no simple, affordable tool built for that.
Khaya Comply takes the complexity out of household employment compliance — UIF, COIDA, payslips, contracts, and leave tracking — so you can get it right without a lawyer.
Step-by-step guidance to register yourself and your domestic worker with the Department of Labour — no lawyer required.
Generate a professional, legally compliant payslip in under 2 minutes. Download as PDF and share via WhatsApp or email.
Instantly calculate exactly how much you and your worker contribute each month. No spreadsheets, no guessing.
Navigate the Compensation Fund portal step by step — register as a domestic employer, add your worker, and submit your Return of Earnings before the 30 June deadline.
Estimate your annual Compensation Fund assessment in seconds. Know what you owe before you file your Return of Earnings.
Track annual leave, sick leave, and family responsibility leave accurately — with reminders so nothing falls through the cracks.
Download BCEA-aligned domestic worker contracts, customised with your details. Plain language, legally sound.
Monthly reminders for UIF submissions, COIDA deadlines, annual increases, and public holiday pay — so you stay compliant without thinking about it.
Enter your domestic worker's monthly salary and we'll show you exactly what both of you owe to the Unemployment Insurance Fund every month.
UIF is calculated at 1% from the employer and 1% from the employee, capped at the monthly earnings threshold. Always verify current thresholds at uif.gov.za.
Enter your domestic worker's salary details and we'll estimate your annual Compensation Fund assessment — the amount you owe for COIDA cover. Submit your Return of Earnings by 30 June to avoid a 10% penalty.
COIDA assessments for domestic employers use the Compensation Fund's published tariff rate for household domestic services (currently 0.96% of annual earnings). Your exact assessment is calculated by the Fund when you submit your ROE at cfonline.labour.gov.za.
Whether you're writing the cheque or cashing it, Khaya Comply makes sure everyone is protected under South African law.
You employ a domestic worker, gardener, or au pair and want to do right by them without spending hours researching Labour Law.
You work hard and deserve the full protection of the law — including access to UIF and COIDA when you need it most.
You manage payroll for executives and high-net-worth households who also need household staff handled compliantly.
Straight answers to the questions South African household employers and domestic workers ask most.
If your domestic worker works 24 hours or more per month for you, they must be registered for UIF. This includes cleaners, gardeners, nannies, au pairs, cooks, and household drivers.
You, the employer, are solely responsible. You must register yourself as a domestic employer with the Department of Employment and Labour first, then register your worker under that number.
No. You only register once as a domestic employer and receive one UIF reference number. All your household workers are registered under that same number.
One day a week is roughly 32 hours monthly, which exceeds the 24-hour threshold. So yes, registration is required in this case.
COIDA (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act) covers your worker if they are injured or become ill while working for you. It is compulsory for all domestic employers following a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling that extended it to household workers.
No — they are completely separate. UIF is registered at ufiling.co.za and paid monthly. COIDA is registered at cfonline.labour.gov.za and requires an annual Return of Earnings. You need both, on two different portals, with two different reference numbers.
Your Return of Earnings (ROE) must be submitted to the Compensation Fund by 30 June every year. Missing the deadline triggers an automatic 10% penalty on your assessment amount, plus interest on overdue accounts.
The assessment is calculated at 0.96% of your worker's total annual earnings. For a worker earning R5,000 per month, the annual assessment is approximately R576 — less than R50 per month. Use our free COIDA Calculator above to get your estimate.
Yes — if they are legally employed in South Africa with a valid work permit or permanent residency. Since March 2018, foreign nationals working legally in SA are fully included in UIF.
The Employment Services Amendment Bill (gazetted May 2026) imposes a R100,000 fine for a first offence of employing an undocumented worker, escalating to R1 million or jail time for repeat offenders. Always verify documentation before employment begins.
Yes — legally employed foreign nationals who have contributed to UIF are entitled to claim the same benefits as South African citizens. They need a valid passport or work permit to claim.
A contributing worker can claim for unemployment (retrenchment, dismissal, contract expiry), illness, maternity leave (up to 4 months), adoption leave, parental leave, and death benefits for dependants.
No. Unemployment benefits only apply when employment ends through retrenchment, dismissal, or contract expiry. A worker who resigns voluntarily cannot claim unemployment benefits.
Your worker is entitled to up to 4 months of unpaid maternity leave and may claim maternity benefits from UIF during this time — provided they are registered and have been contributing.
Yes — each employer must register and contribute independently. All contributions count toward your worker's benefit entitlement. Each employer is responsible for their own registration only.
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