Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

“How do I know AskMandla is a legitimate company who won’t take my 450 and run?”

Lee-Ann, before she signed up · Gauteng

Two weeks later she had two workers on formal contracts, and she told us we could publish this.

Read her full account →

R49

per worker, per month · month-to-month · cancel anytime

The full service: contract, UIF and COIDA admin, payday run for you, payslips, records, HR help. One plan, everything in.

R450

once-off setup · per worker

Your setup, including the UIF and COIDA registration admin with the Department of Employment and Labour. Paid once, when you start.

Only want the registrations, once-off? See the R450 service →

Workers never pay for their contract, their UIF admin or their payslips. No lock-in contract, no cancellation-notice ladder, no percentage fees on top.

Why one flat fee, and not by the hour

An accountant or an HR bureau bills by the hour or by the case, so a complicated month earns them more. We charge the same R49 whether your month is simple or complicated, so the simpler we make this, the better we do. That is the whole business model, and it is why we would rather automate a form than send you one.

How the month works

One top-up in, one payday out.

You top up your wallet by the 22nd, her salary + the UIF amounts + our R49. We pay her on the 25th and send her payslip. If your own salary lands on the 25th, we set her payday to the 1st instead. One reliable payment, every month, that reliability is what lets her open an account, build a record, and plan.

Every worker paid on the 25th, payslip and all

Why is the service monthly only?

A fixed monthly salary into a bank account, with a payslip, is what builds a worker’s financial record, accounts, credit, UIF claims. Weekly cash builds none of that. It also keeps the contract, the UIF declarations and the payslips telling one consistent story. And the financial products that serve domestic workers, including those of our partners, are today mostly built around monthly payroll, so a monthly rhythm is what unlocks them for her. That may change as the market grows, and we will move with it when it does.

What happens if I cancel?

You stop at the end of the month, no notice ladder. Your records stay yours; we hand everything over on WhatsApp.

Are there any other fees?

No. R49 monthly per worker and the R450 once-off setup are the only AskMandla amounts on your wallet top-up. The rest is her salary and the legally required UIF contributions, shown line by line.

What this replaces

How we compare

How households handle this today, compared as categories, not names.

	AskMandla	Doing it yourself	An accountant or HR bureau	Traditional web-based platforms
Who does the admin	We do, registrations, returns, payday	You, uFiling, forms, chasing	They do, at business rates	You, the platform just records it
Typical cost	R49 per worker per month	Free, plus your evenings	R500+ per month	R30–R100 per month
Where it happens	WhatsApp, and coming soon your own employer portal	Government portals	Email and phone calls	A dashboard you log into
Support	Mandla answers in the chat	Call-centre queues	Office hours	Email, days later
For the worker	Payslips, UIF record, get-paid-early, free	Nothing	Nothing	Sometimes a login

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