Your HR keeps working
while the floor is full.
Sous-Chef keeps every employee record, leave balance, contract and disciplinary case in order while you're running service — with South African labour law built in, from one restaurant to twenty.
Sous-Chef
Let'sfocusongettingeverythinginorder.
Behind the pass, it's
already handled.
Leave filed, permits watched, case notes dated and signed. The paperwork finishes its shift without you.
Every file, every date, every case —
in one quiet kitchen.
Stop chasing spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads and a folder called HR_FINAL_v3. Sous-Chef is the single source of truth your managers and labour lawyer can both trust.
One file per person, always current
Every document, every change, every signature sits under the person it belongs to — indexed, searchable, auditable. Managers self-serve, so nobody goes hunting for a folder.
The law is long.
The software knows it.
Sous-Chef is built on the actual statutes — not a US template wearing a Springbok jersey. Every rule below is wired into the workflows above.
Unfair dismissal, strikes, collective bargaining — every workflow defensible at the CCMA.
Hours, leave, overtime, termination notice — calculated to the letter.
CATRA hospitality sector rules applied automatically — wages, leave, and conditions enforced.
POPIA-aligned tooling: role-based access, audit logging, and a published sub-processor list. See our privacy policy for the full picture.
Simple pricing
Rates step down as you grow: the first 50 staff bill at the top band, the next 200 cheaper, and so on. Card totals follow the slider.
Key features
LiteStandardEnterprisePrices exclude VAT. Lite bills at R100 / R75 / R50 per band and Standard at R150 / R125 / R100, plus the platform fee. Enterprise covers everything in Standard at a single negotiated rate across all your sites.
Talk to sales about Enterprise →