Author: Joubert Botha

Overview UK employers pay 15% National Insurance on earnings above £5,000, plus at least 3% pension. On a £40,000 salary that is £6,262.80 a year (15.7%)…

Overview Pay gets South African talent in the door, but benefits keep them. Once you pay well in rand, competitors poach on everything else. The most..

Overview South Africa’s statutory employer costs add roughly 1.3% to 2.1% to gross salary for office and remote roles at 2026/27 rates. Only three contributions are..

Overview You run the team. With an Employer of Record (EOR), Veridian Global is the legal employer on paper. You decide the work, the priorities and..

Overview UK employers face five pressures at once: higher labour costs and new employment law, growth close to 1%, a record tax burden, energy-led inflation, and..

Overview Political risk is being priced down. South Africa has received upgrades from both Fitch and S&P Global across 2025 and 2026, and it left the..

Overview You are not locked in. Staff hired through an Employer of Record (EOR) in South Africa can move into your own South African entity with..

Overview South African authorities decide employment status on how the working relationship operates in practice, not on what the contract calls it. Tick the 10 indicators..

Overview Permanent establishment (PE) risk is decided by what your South African staff do and who employs them, not by whether you have registered a company..

Overview Contractors in South Africa charge a risk premium because they price in the gaps between engagements. Permanent employees do not. Moving a contractor onto a..