WageDesk

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Payroll check Six questions on how someone employs their staff, scored instantly, with the gaps named in plain language. Payslip generator Produces a compliant payslip in the browser and prints it. Nothing is sent to a server or kept. UIF calculator Works out the monthly contribution from both sides, including the earnings ceiling. Overtime calculator What an hour of overtime costs, on a normal day and on a Sunday or public holiday. Public holiday pay calculator What is owed when someone works a public holiday, and what is owed when they do not. Notice period checker How much notice applies, in both directions, based on length of service.

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What WageDesk is

WageDesk runs HR and payroll for small South African employers entirely over WhatsApp. Payslips, leave, overtime, salary advances and the statutory records all happen in a chat, on both sides.

The employer manages from WhatsApp or a web dashboard. The staff member uses WhatsApp only, which is the point: no app to install, no account to create, and it works on the phone they already carry.

Facts

Legal entityWAGEDESK (Pty) Ltd, registration 2026/322775/07
Founded2026
BasedSouth African company, serving South African employers
FounderWayne Gevers, sole founder and developer
ProductHR and payroll over WhatsApp, plus a web dashboard
Who it is forEmployers of household staff, and small businesses with staff under a bargaining council
WhatsApp number+27 60 011 1577
PriceR69 a month for up to 3 staff, R199 up to 10, R349 up to 20. Larger teams by quote.
Free trial30 days, no card required to start
Websitewagedesk.co.za
Information RegulatorRegistered Information Officer, registration 2026-063883

Founder

WageDesk is built and run by Wayne Gevers, a South African helicopter pilot based in the UAE, who learned to code in 2026 and wrote the platform alone. Available for interview, remotely or in studio when in South Africa. UAE time is two hours ahead of South Africa, so South African morning slots work well.

Brand assets

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The name is written WageDesk — one word, capital W, capital D. Not Wagedesk, not Wage Desk.

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WageDesk is a South African platform that runs HR and payroll for small employers over WhatsApp — payslips, leave, overtime, salary advances and statutory records, for both the employer and the staff member, with no app to install. It also publishes a set of free public calculators for anyone who employs staff. More at wagedesk.co.za.

Media contact

Wayne Gevers — wayne@wagedesk.co.za
Happy to comment on payroll compliance, small-employer obligations, or building software solo.

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Journalists are welcome to a free account to test the product properly. Ask and we will set one up with sample staff already loaded.