Compliance · South Africa
Register with the Compensation Fund and get your Letter of Good Standing — required for tenders and construction sites.
The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) requires every South African employer — including one-person companies with only a director on payroll — to register with the Compensation Fund and pay an annual assessment. In return, employees are covered for workplace injuries and occupational diseases.
The Letter of Good Standing (LOGS) is the certificate the Compensation Fund issues to confirm your registration is active and assessments are paid. It is required to bid on government tenders, sign construction contracts, and access many industrial sites.
Amashad handles the full COIDA registration and Letter of Good Standing application — from opening your CF account to filing the first Return of Earnings and collecting the LOGS.
We collect company details, payroll estimate and director info.
Registration filed with the Compensation Fund — you receive your CF Number.
First Return of Earnings submitted; assessment calculated and paid.
Letter of Good Standing collected and emailed to you as a PDF.
COIDA registration is often overlooked by new founders because there's no CIPC penalty for missing it — but the moment you bid on a tender or try to sign a construction contract, the Letter of Good Standing becomes a hard requirement. Retroactively registering can trigger backdated assessments.
The annual assessment is calculated as a percentage of your total payroll (0.11% to over 8% depending on industry risk class). A dormant company with no employees pays a minimum fee — but you must still file the Return of Earnings each year to keep the LOGS valid.
Turnaround at the Compensation Fund varies from 10 business days (fast) to over a month (during backlog periods). Amashad tracks your application and escalates when the CF portal stalls.
Yes — if you are the sole director on PAYE, you are legally an employee of your own company. Companies with zero payroll can register at a minimum assessment.
Between 10 and 20 business days after registration and first assessment payment. During Compensation Fund backlogs it can stretch further — we escalate on your behalf.
12 months from issue, provided the annual Return of Earnings is filed and the assessment paid on time.
CIPC registers your company as a legal entity. COIDA is a separate registration with the Compensation Fund. Both are legally required if you have any employees.
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