THE PAYROLL MISTAKES THAT CAN COST YOUR BUSINESS MORE THAN YOU THINK
Payroll isn't just about making sure everyone gets paid on time.
It's about making sure the right people are paid the right amount, with the right deductions, under the right legislation.
And that's where things can get complicated.
For example, South Africa's National Minimum Wage increased to R30.23 per ordinary hour from 1 March 2026.
That sounds straightforward.
But what about your:
- Different employee categories?
- Overtime calculations?
- Allowances?
- Leave payments?
- Deductions?
- Sector-specific requirements?
- Bargaining council increases?
- Employee benefits?
And that's before you even get to PAYE, UIF, SDL and SARS reporting.
THE PROBLEM?
Payroll errors don't always announce themselves.
Sometimes employees don't notice.
Sometimes management doesn't notice.
And sometimes the problem only becomes obvious when there's a SARS query, an employee dispute, a bargaining council issue or a payroll reconciliation that doesn't balance.
The Department of Employment and Labour confirms that the Basic Conditions of Employment Act regulates areas including leave, working hours, deductions, payslips and termination.
SO WHO IS WATCHING YOUR PAYROLL?
If you're doing payroll yourself, you need to keep up with constantly changing legislation, tax requirements and employment regulations.
If you're using a payroll provider, you need to know that they're doing more than simply pressing "process".
THIS IS WHAT WE DO AT iDATA.
For more than 5 decades, iData has specialised in payroll within the South African legislative environment.
We don't just process payroll.
We deal with the complexity behind it.
From payroll processing and reconciliations to statutory requirements, reporting and third-party payments, our job is to make payroll less of a burden for your business.
Because your business has enough things to worry about.
LET PAYROLL BE OUR PROBLEM — NOT YOURS.
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