To address the complaints by jobbers about late payments for jobs done, micro-jobbing platform Money for JAM (M4JAM) has partnered with Shoprite Checkers.
Jobbers on the M4JAM platform will now be able to cash out their payments at any Shoprite Checkers outlet across SA - all 990 of its chain stores will become additional pay-out points.
M4JAM enables businesses to outsource "micro jobs" to registered jobbers, and pay them for their work via the platform. The platform breaks down large projects into small tasks so that geographically dispersed people with access to a mobile phone can complete a job quickly and independently in exchange for payment.
There has been an outcry over M4JAM's late - or no - payment for jobs done and a lack of follow-up or support.
The jobbers cashing out at a Shoprite Checkers retail store will now be issued their cash-out code in real-time rather than having to wait for up 48 hours, says Andre Hugo, co-founder of M4JAM.
The cash-out process at Pick n Pay and Boxer stores remains the same - the process from completing and submitting a job to payment takes up to 48 hours.
"We hope this partnership will remedy the demand by jobbers to get their money as and when they want it, as opposed to needing to plan ahead and wait a few days between deciding they want their money and being able to cash out," says Hugo.
Cash outs can be done at any Shoprite, Checkers, Shoprite Hyper, Checkers Hyper, uSave and LiquorShop store.
To ensure that jobbers are aware they can cash out at Shoprite Checkers stores and that the process runs smoothly, M4JAM will be rolling out 3 000 jobs requiring jobbers to cash out at one of the stores, says M4JAM.
This will help jobbers familiarise themselves with the new process, as well as help the cashiers learn how the system works.
"With the unprecedented growth of our platform in the past six months, this is the right time for us to grow and develop our cash-out process," says Hugo.
The combination of easy access, real-time cash-outs for jobbers, and solving a national retailer's challenge of moving cash is an ideal way to demonstrate value and grow the South African economy, he adds.
Tremaine Hechter, banking and payment systems manager at Shoprite, says partnering with M4JAM is a great way for Shoprite to move cash out of its system.
"We can be part of the collaborative economy through our association with M4JAM, and play a role in helping hard-working South Africans make ends meet," he adds.
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