From small teams to multi-site operations, Despatch businesses use Patuza to take payroll, SARS filing and leave records off their desk. Around here that usually means automotive assembly & components, port & logistics, manufacturing employers. Pricing is per payslip with no setup fee, so a growing Despatch team never pays for capacity it isn't using.
Monthly or weekly payslips, emailed or delivered through the employee portal
EMP201 filed with SARS every month and EMP501 reconciled twice a year
UIF declarations, SDL calculations and COIDA return of earnings support
Leave, overtime, commission and allowance tracking per employee
IRP5 / IT3(a) certificates at tax year-end
Bargaining council and provident fund returns where they apply
Patuza is a Registered Tax Practitioner and Certified Payroll Practitioner. Pricing for Despatch employers runs from R70 to R145 per payslip per month, fixed, with no setup fee and no lock-in contract.
Shift premiums, overtime and Sunday pay under BCEA, MEIBC and MIBCO rates, short time and production bonuses.
See payroll for this sectorDriver trip and subsistence allowances, NBCRFLI contributions, night work and overtime capped correctly.
See payroll for this sectorShift premiums, overtime and Sunday pay under BCEA, MEIBC and MIBCO rates, short time and production bonuses.
See payroll for this sectorSeasonal and piece-rate workers, sectoral determination minimums, in-kind deductions and packhouse crews that change week to week.
See payroll for this sectorTips and service charges, split shifts, live-in staff, and high turnover with constant engagements and terminations.
See payroll for this sectorShare and incentive schemes, remote and cross-border staff, contractor versus employee classification, and IRP5 codes for equity.
See payroll for this sectorYes. Despatch is part of our Gqeberha service area and we run payroll for employers there every month — payslips, EMP201, UIF declarations, SDL, leave records and year-end IRP5s.
Most Despatch businesses pay between R70 and R145 per payslip per month, with no setup fee. The fee is fixed monthly and includes SARS submissions and statutory filing.
No. Patuza is fully cloud-based. Documents are exchanged securely, payslips are delivered electronically and approvals happen online — the same turnaround whether you are in Despatch or elsewhere in Eastern Cape.
Yes. We migrate Despatch employers off Sage, SimplePay, PaySpace, Pastel or spreadsheets mid-year, with a parallel run so the figures agree before go-live. Take-on usually takes two to four weeks.
Yes. As a Registered Tax Practitioner we file EMP201 monthly, EMP501 reconciliations twice a year and IRP5/IT3(a) certificates at year-end for every Despatch client, and we handle SARS queries directly.
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