You've made the offer, the candidate said yes, and they start in three weeks. Now what? The gap between "you got the job" and "you're a properly registered, payslip-receiving, BCEA-compliant employee" is where most first-time employers in South Africa come unstuck. This is the checklist we wish we'd had when we ran our first hire. It's organised by timeline — before start date, day one, week one, first month, post-probation — because the order matters. If you're still trying to figure out the of...