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How payment works

How cashless pay works after a Cape Town shift: hold first when you tap Book, settle when work is done.

Money

Before you tap Book, save a card under Payment cards. The estimate includes worker rates, a booking fee (about 20%), and call-out on jobs under six hours.

Booking holds that estimate on your card. On-job Extra Time, if the shift runs long, is a separate debit you add and pay in the app. After clock-out you pay the final booked amount. Tips are optional for about three days and go fully to the worker. Do not pay cash.

How payment works app screen

How it works

Add card

Save a card under Payment cards with the R1 registration hold.

Book (hold)

Tap Book on the job screen to confirm the shift. The estimate is held on your card, not charged as final pay yet.

Clock-out

Workers clock out when finished, or the app auto clocks out 30 minutes after the official end.

Extra Time (optional)

On the job screen, add and pay Extra Time as its own charge before final job pay when it is unpaid.

Pay

Pay for booked hours worked plus fees shown in the app.

Optional tip

Tip within about three days. It goes to the worker.

Invoice

An invoice is emailed; history sits under Your spend.

What to do

  1. Save and check

    Save a card under Payment cards, then check the estimate before you tap Book.

  2. Pay the final amount

    Pay unpaid Extra Time when prompted, then hours worked plus fees shown.

  3. Tip and records

    Optional tip, then check Your spend or your emailed invoice.

Why it matters

Do not pay workers in cash. The app keeps the record for both sides. Extra Time never mixes into the booking hold; it is its own debit on the job screen. Register cards under Payment cards (R1 hold then reverse). A card typed only in the job pay form may not appear in saved cards until you register it there. If a hold fails, update the card or email help@jobzapp.com.

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