True cost-to-company including employer UIF, SDL and pension contributions
Include all employees. Used only to determine SDL exemption.
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It varies, but 1-11% is common depending on whether SDL applies and how much employer pension or other benefits are included — UIF alone adds roughly 1% (capped at R177.12/month).
SDL exemption is based on your total expected annual payroll across all employees, not any single salary — so the calculator needs that figure to check if SDL applies.
No — CTC as calculated here is the direct monthly cost of employing someone (salary plus statutory and benefit contributions), not one-off costs like recruitment or onboarding.
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