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Ikhaya is not legal advice.
It is a folder and a calculator. It is not a lawyer, and it cannot represent you.
What Ikhaya does
It stores the papers a household employer must be able to produce, generates documents from the terms you enter, and calculates the figures the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the National Minimum Wage Act and the Unemployment Insurance Act set out — notice, overtime, Sunday and public-holiday pay, UIF at 1% and 1%, and severance of one week's pay per completed year of service.
Where it can let you down
Statutory rates change, usually in March, and a wage increase can be published after the figures in this app were last checked. The calculations assume the facts you enter are correct, and that she is your employee rather than an independent contractor. They do not consider any sectoral variation, collective agreement, court order, or the specific words of your contract.
Where to get real help
- CCMA — ccma.org.za, 0861 16 16 16. Dismissal and unfair-labour-practice disputes; conciliation is free.
- Department of Employment and Labour — employment.gov.za. Complaints about unpaid wages, UIF and BCEA breaches; also where the current sectoral determination is published.
- Legal Aid South Africa — legalaid.co.za, 0800 110 110. Free legal help if you qualify.
- A labour consultant or attorney — for anything you would want argued on your behalf, especially a dismissal.
Nothing in Ikhaya creates an attorney–client relationship, and no figure it shows should be the only thing you rely on before paying or dismissing someone. If a number here and the law disagree, the law wins.
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