Check a fair wage
The minimum wage, and what’s fair for the job and the hours.
For employers of domestic workers
We make domestic work count.
Whether you’re taking someone on or managing the person who’s helped for years, AskMandla is the simple, trusted way to do it right, without depending on broken government systems. You get on with your day, and the person who works in your home starts building a real future.
One WhatsApp chat. Nothing to install, no sign-up.
AskMandla
October 2026
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Sipho NdlovuGardener · on the books since 2021
Earnings
Gross pay · 21 daysR 4 500.00
Statutory
UIF contribution (1%)− R 45.00
Earned earlyLive
Pay drawn early · 12 Oct− R 100.00
Building a real futureroadmap
Funeral coverTheir family protected
− R 29Health coverClinic visits and medicine
− R 59Savings potA little put away each month
− R 50Net paid25 October, by EFTR 4 217
🏦 Proof a bank accepts
Why we built this
Giving domestic workers access to a real future can be simpler.
Your home and family already need you. The paperwork behind employing someone to help shouldn’t stand between you, or the person who works in your home, and a better future.
A weekday morning: the kids, the household and the admin all pulling at once. The paperwork is the part that shouldn’t need her.Handled
The admin, off your plate.
The contract, UIF and COIDA, done every month.
Yours
Your day, back to you.
Your home and family, not the forms and portals.
Building
A future in a domestic’s name.
Cover, a record and a career they can keep.
What arrives
Admin handled simply, so you can focus on life.
UIF admin processedRegistration and contributions
COIDA admin processedInjury cover, annual return
Payday run for youPaid on the 25th, every month
Records keptPersonal wallet, leave, documents, history
R49 a month per workeronce onboarding is done
Then it just runs. One top-up a month, one chat, nothing to diarise and nothing to file. Free for workers.
Every domestic worker counts, whatever you call the role:
Domestic workerCleaning ladyHousekeeperCharGardenerNannyAu pairChildminderCookDriverCaregiver
Every month, without you
Just three steps to “Done.”
22nd
Top up your wallet
One amount for their salary, the UIF and our R49. No invoice, nothing to chase.
25th
Paid by EFT
On time, every month. We can move it to the 1st if that suits your own payday.
✓
Payslip in her WhatsApp
Hers to keep, and the records stay on file for both of you.
The change
Their work, on record. Your mind, at rest.
Same household, same work. What changes is that it finally counts, for both of you.
Before
- Unseen, informal, unrecorded, unbanked
- A contract you meant to draft, UIF you’d Google “next month”
- A nagging Sunday-night feeling, every payday
“The government websites are not set up to guide the average person who is not HR literate…”Lee-Ann · employer, Gauteng · before AskMandla
With AskMandla
- Seen, formal, on record, banked
- A signed contract, UIF and COIDA handled, a payslip every payday
- Sorted this month, and off your mind
“It really was very easy… I feel like I have someone on my side, making sure everything is above board.”Lee-Ann · employer, Gauteng · with AskMandla
For the person who works in your home
Cover, credit and a career. Built in the background.
While the admin runs, something is accumulating for her: her UIF and COIDA admin processed in her own name, payslips a bank or landlord accepts, pay she can draw before payday, and a work history that travels with her. She never pays for her contract, her UIF or her payslips.
Nomsa Mbeki
Domestic worker · since 2021 Verified
Domestic worker · since 2021 Verified
UIF number
Admin processed
Contract
On file
Payslips
36 issued
Status
Compliant
Recognised by banksRecognised by landlords
Illustration · sample worker record
Real people are sitting behind every Mandla chat.
Mandla is the WhatsApp chat agent you talk to, built and watched by a South African team, with a person stepping in whenever a conversation needs one.
Real households, near you
You’re not the first in your neighbourhood.
AskMandla is for the households who want the person who works in their home on the books, paid properly, and building something of their own. If that’s you, you’re in good company.
✓ Parkhurst✓ Claremont✓ Umhlanga✓ Menlo Park✓ Durbanville✓ Bryanston✓ Stellenbosch
“AskMandla made the admin of being compliant so easy! Any information that I need about my employment relationship at my fingertips.”
Lizl · employer, Western Cape
“Before AskMandla, I was constantly worried about whether I was following all the rules. Now everything, from contracts to UIF, is taken care of. I can focus on my family, knowing my employee is protected and paid on time.”
Jenny · employer, Eastern Cape
“AskMandla makes me feel valued. My payslip comes via WhatsApp, I know exactly how many leave days I have left, and it gives me peace of mind knowing I’m being paid correctly and fairly.”
Zethu · domestic worker, KwaZulu-Natal
“I am amazed by the ease and simplicity that AskMandla brought to my administrative burden! I have referred them to everyone I know!”
Wouter · employer & creator, WaarsWouter
“Well done! You guys have made it so easy, honestly I think the process overwhelms people which is why we are non compliant.”
Daniella · employer, Gauteng
“It really was very easy to onboard and simple to understand. I wasn’t sure if WhatsApp would work for something like this, but it has. I feel like I have someone on my side, making sure everything is above board.”
Lee-Ann · employer, Gauteng
“The payslip and registering for UIF can be so confusing. What stood out with AskMandla was the simple registration process, and such helpful staff. Of course I would recommend you to a friend. You are brilliant!”
Carolyn · employer, KwaZulu-Natal
“The quick response on WhatsApp chat, and the team just being knowledgeable and so willing to help. Would I recommend them? Oh absolutely, 100%!”
Michelle · employer, Gauteng
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The UIF portal beat you. It won’t beat us.
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Ready when you are
Sorted this month, or meaning to again next year.
The guilt, the admin, the not-being-sure, none of it gets easier by waiting. Your part takes minutes.
R49 / month per worker
Plus a R450 once-off onboarding fee per worker, which covers your setup and the UIF and COIDA registration admin. After that it is R49 a month. Everything in. Workers always free. Cancel anytime, right in the chat.
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