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For UK businesses

Native English, on your hours.

Skilled remote professionals in South Africa, the Philippines and Myanmar who work your UK hours, at a fraction of a UK salary. South Africa is only one to two hours ahead, so a normal working day there is a normal working day for you.

Why South Africa for the UK
South Africa1 to 2 hours ahead
EnglishNative, not second language
A 9 to 5 UK shiftA normal working day there
Your UK entityNothing to register
Cost against a UK hireSubstantially lower

South Africa works your day in native English, and the Philippines and Myanmar cover UK hours with an early shift.

Why UK firms do this

What UK clients hand over first.

Customer support

Email, chat and phone queues answered in native English through your whole working day, in Zendesk or whatever you already use.

Bookkeeping and finance admin

Reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, and month-end preparation in Xero, Sage or QuickBooks.

Executive and admin support

Inbox and diary management, travel, supplier follow-ups and the reports that never quite get written.

Project coordination

Keeping schedules, trackers and client updates current, which is exactly what South Africa's talent pool is strongest at.

Sales support

Lead research, list building, CRM hygiene and first-touch follow-up in native English, so your closers keep closing.

Marketing and design

Social media, design production and campaign admin, so your senior people stay on the strategy rather than the scheduling.

The comparison you are making

A Linkers team member or a UK hire.

What matters
A Linkers team member
A local UK hire
Cost for the same role
Substantially lower, quoted as one monthly fee
UK salary, plus employer contributions and pension
English
Native: South Africa is an English-first business culture
Native
Working your hours
Yes, a normal working day there is a normal working day here
Yes
Time to fill
Two to four weeks
Often six to twelve weeks
Employment admin
None for you: the employment is held in South Africa
PAYE, pension, holiday and HR are all yours
If it is not working
Free replacement in the first three months
A performance process and your time
Growing to three people
Add one at a time, no minimum
Three salaries and three desks
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Why UK companies choose South Africa.

ArticleWhy more UK SMEs are hiring from South AfricaThe time zone, the language and the cost, written up properly.Read the articleCountryHire remote staff in South AfricaOur South Africa hub: the roles it fills, and how the employment works.See the hubArticleWhy smart companies build remote teams in South AfricaWhat the talent pool is genuinely strong at, and where it is not.Read the article
Questions

Questions from UK businesses.

Yes, and without a night shift. South Africa is two hours ahead of the UK in winter and one in summer, so a standard working day there covers a standard working day here almost exactly.
No. Your team member is employed in South Africa, not the UK. On an employer of record arrangement the employment is held by our local partner there. You receive one invoice from Linkers; your accountant will confirm how to treat it.
Native in South Africa, which has an English-first business culture and suits customer-facing UK roles. Our team members in the Philippines are fluent, and in Myanmar they are especially strong in written work such as finance, data and admin.
NDAs and intellectual property terms are in place before day one. For data protection, the practical controls are the same ones you would apply to any remote worker: named accounts with appropriate permissions, and no shared logins. Your own data protection adviser should confirm your arrangements.
It depends on the role, the country and the person’s experience. Tell us the role and we will send a full written quote.
Most roles start within two to four weeks of the first conversation.

Rather talk it through?

Tell us the role and the hours you need covered. We will come back with a straight answer, usually the same working day.

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Linkers for businesses in other countries.

For US businessesGreat remote talent, on US timeSkilled professionals in South Africa, the Philippines and Myanmar, at a fraction of a US salary.See the pageFor Australian businessesRemote staff on Australian hoursProfessionals just two to four hours behind Sydney, working as part of your team.See the pageFor Singapore businessesA Singapore company, building your teamTalent that works your hours, with no work pass, levy or local payroll.See the page