Do You Employ Foreign Nationals as a Business or At Home? Are You Ready for Unplanned Visits from the Department of Labour?
A New Employment Services Bill Is Proposed as of 27 May 2026 That Could Force You to Register Your Staff, including a Private Domestic Worker or Gardener.
If you are found non-compliant, beware the consequences:
- Fine up to R100 000
- Imprisonment
- Unplanned inspections by the Department of Labour
- When does this law become effective
- What are the do's and don'ts of employing staff in this Bill
- Which types of employers are affected (business VS private)
- What punishment awaits if you are found non-compliant
Employers of staff in the formal and informal sector
Employers of foreign nationals
Private residents who employ unskilled labour
