All employers registering with the Fund need to fill out an “Application as an Employer” form or the UI-8, as well as accompanying forms which one can get from the Department of Labour or download ...

New UIF legislation came into effect on 1 April 2002, but it seems there are still many employers who have not made the necessary changes. MyTax.co.za offers some help on the new rules: Up to 31 ...

If your salary is R15,000 and you get paid R10,000 on maternity leave, you will receive R3,313.99 total UIF benefits (in the first year of your contribution to UIF) if you work for 125 weekdays ...

The Unemployment Insurance Act "will take the old ladies' money, but provide them with no safety net at all", according to Cape attorney Java Mama, the Black Sash's regional advocacy co-ordinator ...

Silungile Dlamini and Phumzile Mbatha, employer auditors with the provincial Department of Labour, went door-to-door last week checking if all companies' employees are UIF registered PHOTO: Tamlyn ...

Confusion persists regarding UIF contributions since a new Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) scale of benefits came into effect on 1 April 2017. The limit for those claiming benefits was increased ...

In previous years, changes to UIF benefits and the value of contributions deducted from employees (and matched by employer contributions) were implemented on the same date, for the same value. So, ...

Effective 1 June 2021, the contribution ceiling has increased. From this date employers need to subtract 1% of an employee’s basic salary, to a maximum of R177.12 per month (up from R148.72 ...

The Minister of Labour has increased UIF benefits with effect from 1 April 2017 – but companies shouldn’t adjust their payroll UIF contribution calculations this month. They should rather wait for the ...

QUESTION: I recently started a small business in Bloemfontein and am unsure about whether or not I should register the few people working for me for UIF. And if I have to, where do I start? ANSWER: It ...