Domestix is for the employer who employs a domestic worker(s).
A domestic worker is defined as someone who performs domestic work in the home of his or her employer, and includes a :
  • Gardener;
  • Person employed by a household as a driver of a motor vehicle;
  • A person who takes care of the children, the aged, the sick, the frail or disabled; and
  • Does NOT include a farm worker or a person performing domestic work in a home on a farm.

Why do you need Domestix ?

South African households are suddenly faced with the responsibility of running a small human resources office at home for their domestic workers. Domestic employers are racing to submit registrations for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), but few are prepared for all the additional HR functions that they have to comply with.
Peopleworks24 has a service that will solve your household's problem now, and most importantly supply a long-term solution in the day-to-day and monthly management of your domestic staff.
  • Do you realise that registering for UIF is not the only compliance issue from a legal perspective?
  • Are you aware of the legal implications if they don't register for UIF and not paying it monthly?
  • Do you know how to pay UIF and you be able to supply your employee with a service certificate on termination?
  • Do you have a contract and the leave register in place?

Domestix is a tool that will assist you in all your HR requirements and will ensure that you are legally compliant.


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There is much more that just UIF registration to be legally compliant.

You need to:
  • Register as employer for UIF purposes
  • Register your employees for UIF
  • Have an employment contract for each employee (in accordance with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act)
  • Keep a leave register
  • Provide a payslip every month/week
  • Keep records for each employee
  • Have a disciplinary procedure and code
  • Provide a Certificate of Service on termination of service
This is to name just some of the basic requirements


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What you need to do regarding UIF

1. You need to register at the Commissioner as an employer and you need to register your employee(s) that works for or more than 24 hours a month (one day a week).
2. These forms are available at the Dept. of Labour or you can get all of it automated if you join our service.
3. Unemployment Insurance Fund payments, in a case where you are just the employer of a domestic worker(s) is paid to the Commissioner every month before the 7th.
4. The employer's contribution is 1% of total earnings (wages including allowances and payment in kind e.g. Accommodation) The employee must also contribute 1% of total earnings. The payslip(s) must indicate this deduction.


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PeopleWorks24 Domestix takes care of:

  • Sending your details to the Commissioner;
  • Generate and backup your payslips;
  • Backup your Employment Contracts, Certificates of Service, Warnings and more;
  • A leave register;
  • An attendance register;
  • Disciplinary Procedures and Disciplinary Code; and
  • Bi-monthly newsletter and online forum to inform and guide you.


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Registering with PeopleWorks24 Domestix:

Keep the following information at hand when you register:
  • Your surname
  • Your first names
  • Your initials
  • Your ID number
  • Your residential and postal addresses
  • Your contact telephone number
  • Your personal email address
Once you have all this information, click here to register.


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