Payroll in South Africa is a monthly legal obligation, not just a payment run. EMP201 returns every month, EMP501 reconciliations twice a year, UIF declarations, COIDA returns, Employment Equity and B-BBEE reporting, and tax tables that change with every Budget speech. The right payroll software automates all of it. The wrong one leaves your team re-keying data and hoping.
| Product | Typical fit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sage Pastel Payroll | Small businesses | Established SA small-business payroll |
| Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional | Growing SMEs to larger teams | Cloud; unlimited pay frequencies; ESS included |
| Sage Payroll Advanced | Mid-size to large, cloud-first | Next-generation cloud payroll and HR |
| Sage 300 People | Large and enterprise organisations | Full HR and payroll platform with analytics |
Not sure which tier you need? That is exactly the conversation to have with us. We implement and support all four, so we have no incentive to oversell you.
Modern payroll includes an employee self-service portal on web and mobile. Payslips, leave balances and leave requests are handled by employees themselves, which removes a substantial admin load from HR.
We have implemented Sage systems for 880+ South African organisations since 2003. Jiratech, the first company in South Africa to go live on Sage Payroll Advanced with Sage HR, did it with Brilliant Link.
Sage payroll products generate the EMP501 reconciliation and supporting certificates for submission via SARS e@syFile or eFiling, and keep the data reconciled monthly so submission season is not a crisis.
Sage maintains and updates tax tables with every Budget announcement. You do not patch them manually.
From a handful to thousands, across multiple companies, pay points and pay frequencies.
Speak to the team that has implemented SARS-compliant payroll for 880+ South African organisations since 2003.