Vetted Independent Contractors · South African Based · Native English Speakers
Vetted independent contractors, without the employer expenses.
DotLease is a recruitment agency placing vetted independent contractors, predominantly South African based and fluent native English speakers, with businesses across the US, UK & Europe, and the Middle East & Africa. Virtual assistants, sales development reps, customer service and specialist skills, part-time or full-time, with none of the costs of employment.
Four reasons, not six.
We tell you what won’t work
01If a role can’t be delivered compliantly in your market, or the budget doesn’t match the skill, you’ll hear it in the first conversation.
Vetted before shortlisted
02Skills verification, references and role-relevant assessment are completed before a profile reaches you, not after you’ve expressed interest.
No employer expenses
03You pay for the work, not the employment. There are no payroll taxes, medical, pension, paid leave, training or severance. Contractors are responsible for their own tax, and you engage them only for as long as you need them.
We stay after placement
04A named point of contact for the life of the engagement, for both client and contractor.
South African talent. Every timezone.
Our contractors are predominantly South African based, fluent native English speakers in a timezone that overlaps the UK and Europe all day, covers US East Coast mornings through end of day, and aligns naturally with GCC working hours.
Every placement is remote by default. Where a client needs on-site presence, we’ll tell you plainly whether we can support it rather than promising it and working it out later.
Send an EnquiryFour ways to add capacity.
Whether you need one virtual assistant two days a week or a twelve-person support desk running around the clock, the engagement is structured around your brief.
All roles are filled by vetted independent contractors, predominantly South African based, native English speakers.
All services →Virtual Assistants
01Executive, administrative and operational support covering diary and inbox management, research, data handling, scheduling and reporting. Available from a few hours a week to full-time, embedded in your team and your tools.
Part-time · Full-time · OngoingSales Development Reps (SDRs)
02Outbound prospecting, lead qualification and pipeline generation. SDRs are screened for the discipline outbound actually demands, including call resilience, CRM hygiene and written follow-up, then matched to your market and language requirements.
Part-time · Full-time · Project-basedCustomer Service & Support
03Voice, email, chat and ticket support contractors, including multilingual and extended-hours cover. Scale a single agent into a full desk as volume grows, without renegotiating your contract each time.
Part-time · Full-time · Shift coverSpecialist Skills
04Finance, IT, engineering, marketing, legal and technical disciplines. Where the skill is scarce or the brief is niche, we source against your specification rather than pushing whoever is already on the bench.
Contract · Long-term · Project-basedPart-time, full-time, or something in between.
Every placement is an independent contractor engagement. Not sure which shape fits? That’s the first thing we’ll work out with you, before any candidate is put forward.
Part-time engagement
01A set number of hours or days a week, scaling up or down as your workload changes. The contractor invoices you for the work and remains responsible for their own tax and social contributions.
Full-time engagement
02A contractor dedicated to you full-time and aligned to your working day. Still an independent contractor, so there is no payroll, no benefits and no leave liability on your side.
Project-based engagement
03Scoped to a deliverable or a fixed term, with a written agreement covering the work, the timeline and the handover. Suited to specialist skills you need for a defined piece of work.
Compliance is the service, not the small print.
Cross-border hiring goes wrong in predictable ways: a contractor who was never genuinely independent, candidate data moved across borders without a lawful basis, a screening process that can’t be defended if challenged. We build against those failure points rather than around them.
Read our full compliance framework →Worker classification
01Every role is assessed against the tests that apply in the client’s jurisdiction before we recommend an engagement model, not after a contract is signed.
Data protection
02Candidate and client data is handled under GDPR and UK GDPR standards, South Africa’s POPIA, and applicable US state privacy law, with documented transfer mechanisms for data moving between regions.
Fair and lawful screening
03Selection is based on documented, role-relevant criteria. Any technology used in screening operates under human oversight, with a person accountable for every decision to advance or reject a candidate.
Ethical recruitment
04Candidates never pay us a fee. The client does, always. Right-to-work and identity verification is completed before placement.
Contractual clarity
05Confidentiality, IP assignment and data-handling obligations are documented in every engagement, for every party.
From enquiry to start date.
Tell us what you need
01Send us the role, the hours, the region and the start date. No forms to chase, and nothing to commit to until we understand the brief.
We scope and advise
02We come back with the right engagement model for the role and confirm what’s deliverable in your market, including anything that isn’t.
We source and vet
03Structured screening against your specification: skills verification, references, communication assessment and role-relevant testing.
You choose
04Review a shortlist of assessed profiles. Interview whoever you want to. Nobody reaches you who hasn’t been through the full process.
We handle the paperwork
05Contracting, classification, data agreements and onboarding. Then we stay involved for the life of the engagement.
Frequently asked questions.
What roles can DotLease place?expand_more
Virtual assistants, sales development reps, customer service and support contractors, and specialist skills across finance, IT, engineering, marketing and technical disciplines. Both part-time and full-time, always as independent contractors.
Where are your contractors based?expand_more
Predominantly South Africa. They are fluent, native English speakers in a timezone that overlaps the UK and Europe all day, covers US East Coast mornings through end of day, and aligns naturally with GCC working hours. We place with clients across the US, UK & Europe, and the Middle East & Africa.
Do I pay any employer costs?expand_more
No. Every placement is an independent contractor, so there are no payroll taxes, statutory contributions, medical, pension, paid annual or sick leave, training, equipment or severance on your side. Contractors are responsible for their own tax in their country of residence, and you pay only for the work required.
Can I engage someone part-time?expand_more
Yes. Virtual assistant, SDR, BDR and support roles are regularly engaged part-time, and can scale to full-time as your needs change, under the same arrangement.
How do you handle worker classification?expand_more
Every role is assessed against the classification tests that apply in your jurisdiction before we place anyone. If a role genuinely functions as employment rather than independent work, we will tell you rather than papering over it.
What happens to candidate and client data?expand_more
Data is processed under GDPR, UK GDPR and POPIA standards with documented lawful bases and transfer mechanisms. Our full framework is set out on the compliance page.
How long does placement take?expand_more
It depends on the role and region. We give you a realistic timeframe when we scope the brief, rather than an optimistic one at enquiry stage.
Tell us what you need.
Send us your brief and we’ll come back with the right engagement model, a realistic timeline and vetted candidates. No obligation, no automated sales sequence.