Local Payroll / south africa

Run payroll in Africa with less effort and more confidence

Deel Local Payroll powers fast, accurate, and secure self-service payroll in 44 African countries with real-time calculations, automated legislative updates, seamless integrations, and advanced reporting built for any business size.

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join 16,000+ customers running payroll locally

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Logiciel de paie local tout-en-un

Gérez la paie, les avantages sociaux et les données des employés en un seul endroit. Notre logiciel propriétaire calcule en temps réel sans tiers.

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Conçu pour la conformité

Restez en conformité grâce aux calculs fiscaux automatisés, aux déclarations en temps réel, aux mises à jour législatives et au traitement sécurisé de la paie.

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Expérience employé plus fluide

Employees can access self-serve features via our dashboard or WhatsApp to view payslips & tax certificate data, and update details.

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Choosing local payroll over global payroll

  • Made for managing significant employee bases in one region
  • Built-in local tax & compliance updates help avoid fines
  • Always-on real-time G2N calculation
  • Only add monthly changes—default expenses apply automatically
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Run local payroll with global reach and full control

Built for small businesses and complex workforces to support diverse employee types, contracts, and union rules. Gain deeper insights, integrate with HRIS & accounting platforms, and streamline payslip management.

  • Scales with you as your needs grow from simple to complex
  • Customize costing with advanced configuration and controls
  • Improve decisions with instant Gross-to-Net/Net-to-Gross view
  • IS27001 certified, SOC 1 & 2 compliant, adapts to local tax requirements
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Employee self-serve

WhatsApp functionality 
for employee self-service

  • Easily access payslips in PDF or text format
  • Demandez des congés, vérifiez les soldes et obtenez rapidement des approbations
  • Soumettez des demandes de remboursement, demandez des certificats fiscaux, etc.
  • Envoyez des annonces et automatisez les messages d’anniversaire de travail
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Unlimited runs, real-time updates

Run payroll as often as needed—no extra costs, no stress over rigid cut-offs.

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No annual upfront license fees

Reduce wastage. You only pay per active employee, not your entire database.

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Accessible from any device

Our cloud-native platform easily scales with growing teams and changing needs.

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Automated local tax & compliance

Built-in rules and auto tax updates for 44 African countries—accurate, on-time payroll.

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Simplified retroactive calculations

Easily backdate salary or tax changes with full compliance and audit trail.

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Advanced General Ledger mapping

Generate payroll journals with multi-level General Ledger mapping by cost center, country, or entity.

intégrations
Seamless integration with your 
workflow and processes

Les intégrations et l’API ouverte de Deel permettent de connecter sans difficulté les principaux systèmes de comptabilité, d’onboarding et de gestion des RH. Vous pouvez également automatiser et synchroniser les données de votre tech stack RH.

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Découvrez ce qu’en pensent nos clients

“Deel Local Payroll is a game-changer. Its cloud-native multi-tenant implementation means unrivalled compliance for our clients. I can’t emphasise enough how important that is in a world where legislative regulation is the core of our industry.”

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Anton van Heerden

Managing Director (ex Sage MD) at DNA

"The service provided by Deel Local Payroll was great, and we managed to go live without any pain! I was especially impressed with the online submission and integration into HMRC. Service is always great.”

Telana Deysel,

Payroll Manager at Heineken

"As a business partner, I love that the system is completely aligned to legislation. Employees feel independent having access to payslips without having to contact HR. The system saves me hours every month which means I can focus on clients.“

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Prabashnee Pillay

Consultante exécutive chez Prabashnee Pillay Consulting

"Real-time payroll has made HR and accounting tasks much easier for us. Everything happens faster and more efficiently, which has significantly reduced the administrative burden.”

Shanti Marais

Directeur Général chez Fibre

"We have always used real-time payroll. The benefit of using Deel Local Payroll has been its reliability and excellent customer service. I can get help immediately which is essential due to the hard deadlines associated with payroll.”

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Susan Keegan

Chargé d’affaires chez The Vine School

"Deel’s accurate tax calculations give us full confidence in every payroll run. The employee self-service features save valuable time on tasks like expense submissions, while the reporting tools provide the insights we need for strategic decision-making. And when support is needed, it’s always fast and reliable.”

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Zania Daling

Expert-comptable (SA) chez Direct Advisory

Questions fréquentes

Deel Local Payroll is purpose-built to support compliance across 44+ African countries, including South Africa. Our platform automates statutory deductions and submissions such as PAYE, UIF, SDL, and equivalents in each country, ensuring seamless handling of local payroll obligations.

With real-time legislative updates integrated into our system, your payroll calculations stay aligned with the latest tax and labour regulations without the need for manual intervention. Deel Local Payroll proactively alerts your team to compliance actions and deadlines, so nothing slips through the cracks.

Whether you're managing payroll in a single country or scaling operations across the continent, Deel Local Payroll ensures everything remains compliant, consistent, and secure within one cloud-native platform.

We offer a seamless onboarding experience, guiding businesses through setup with expert support. Our team ensures smooth implementation, from data migration to compliance setup, across Africa, UAE, United Kingdom and Brazil.

Unlike traditional payroll providers, Deel Local Payroll offers a flexible, pay-per-employee model with no annual license fees. We scale with your business- no need for costly re-implementations or being locked into rigid contracts.

Yes. Deel seamlessly integrates with major HRIS and accounting platforms like Xero, Quickbooks, Sage Accounting and more, eliminating duplicate work and ensuring accurate payroll processing. With automated data sync, any changes made in your HR or ERP system—such as salary adjustments or employee details—are instantly updated in Deel, so payroll and HR teams have a single source of truth.

Unlike traditional providers that rely on fragmented local engines, Deel Local Payroll is built on a native real-time payroll engine, meaning we own and control our payroll infrastructure. This allows us to process payroll much faster, with instant gross-to-net calculations in select countries and full transparency at every step.

Yes, Deel Local Payroll runs on a native real-time payroll engine, meaning gross-to-net calculations, tax deductions, and compliance updates happen instantly—no waiting for batch processing. Payroll managers get immediate visibility into local deductions, taxes, and net pay, reducing errors and last-minute surprises.