You will be notified once your UIF claim is approved when to submit a payment request form.
The first payment will be made to your bank account two to four days after the process is complete. You must also claim within six months after your last day of employment.
The amount you receive for UIF depends on your salary. You will be paid a percentage of what you would have earned on a daily basis. The highest amount you could be paid is 58% of what you would have earned daily. This percentage applies to lower paid workers. The higher your salary, the lower the percentage you will receive.
How much do you need to contribute to the unemployment fund in South Africa? Many ask this question.
The amount your employee needs to contribute must be 1% of the remuneration paid by the employer to the employee.
The amount the employer must pay towards UIF is a total contribution of 2% (1% contributed by the employee and 1% contributed by the employer) within the prescribed period.
If you fall ill while you are on your annual leave, you will need to visit a doctor and obtain a medical certificate certifying that xxx date to xxx date the employee was medically unfit for work.
Once you return from annual leave, you will need to show your medical certificate to your employer and the employee is entitled to convert those sick days from annual leave to sick leave and your annual leave entitlement must be credited accordingly.
Important: A medical certificate must be presented to your employer! Failure to present a medical certificate will mean that you were still fit for work and is therefore not entitled to sick leave if not declared unfit for work.
Information provided by The South African Labour Guide.
According to South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), short learning programmes in South Africa are not registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF); hence they do not have NQF levels.
Short courses are designed to improve or refresh knowledge and skills in a particular field and for personal, social or professional development.
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You can call the UIF’s toll-free Switchboard on 012 337 1997 or the toll-free call centre on 0800 030 007
You can email the UIF at
The UIF UI19 Form can be downloaded by clicking HERE
The name of the vaccine is published on the Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate. Johnson and Johnson is the manufacturer of the Janssen vaccine, while Pfizer is the manufacturer of the Comirnaty vaccine.
Only digital vaccination certificates downloaded during the trial period have expiry dates. Digital vaccination certificates downloaded after 8 October 2021 will not have expiry dates.
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Minister of transport, Fikile Mbalula has published new directives pertaining to travel during level 4 of the national lockdown. This expands on the travel regulations already in place by introducing a curfew. This states the times during which vehicles used for private and public transport is allowed to operate.
This curfew prohibits people to travel between the hours of 8 pm and 5 am, however, this regulation does allow for a grace period of one hour meaning that, in an emergency, you will have an additional hour to complete the journey.
Essential workers in possession of a permit are exempt of this curfew.
Inter-provincial journeys may be completed - even during the curfew hours - to allow those who have been ‘stranded’ in another province when the lockdown was implemented to utilise the 7-day window period (1 May to 7 May) and return home.
Yes, you will be able to claim for the unemployment benefits since it is not associated with the TERS benefit structure.
Yes, your employer can apply for the Covid 19 TERS Benefit on the condition that you are registered with the UIF.
Generally, commission earners and freelance employees are not contributors to the UIF.
So, because this is a qualifying factor for applicants, they will be regarded as non-contributors and therefore do not qualify for this benefit.
Not only is COVID-19 a major global health risk, but it has also compromised millions of jobs and led to the closure of small businesses across South Africa. The Covid19 Temporary Employee / Employer Relief benefit has been developed by the department of labour to pay a portion of workers’ salaries.
Applications are subjected to the normal verification and validation processes of the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Find out how to apply for this benefit https://buff.ly/2ysQkJt
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Social distancing simply means that you remove yourself from close-contact (face-to-face) interactions as much as possible and maintaining a distance of at least 1,5m from others while in public.
Who should practice social distancing?
Everyone except essential service providers must stay at home to reduce your chances of being infected. This is becoming particularly important now that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in SA has surpassed 2000.
Here's how it's done:
This is especially important for high-risk people who are more likely to become severely ill or die as a result of the virus. If you must leave home for a valid reason, take all the necessary preventative measures to not only protect yourself but those around you too.
Note that this is different from self-isolation.
The content of the QR code on the current version of the Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate is not human readable. Travel authorities and third parties can scan the QR code on the next version of the certificate to verify the validity and authenticity of your Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate.
Yes. You can use the same identification number you used when registering to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Health Department says a newer version of the digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate may become available by the end of October. The Covid-19 Vaccine passport linked to a mobile application will be ready towards the end of November 2021.
You can use the Covid-19 digital vaccination certificate as proof of vaccination for international travel. However, you must enquire about the country you intend to travel to, and their policies around vaccination certificates issued in South Africa.
South Africans will once again have to plan their day based on the availability of electricity as the country’s power utility announced that loadshedding will commence this week.
Where businesses and other organisations are unable to get work done by robots they need to acquire the necessary skills by hiring staff. A key question then arises as to whether the money expended in order to acquire and retain these employee skills should be seen as an expense or as an investment.
The world has made unprecedented advances, we can create vaccines and ‘end’ a pandemic, yet we can’t end gender disparity. In fact, according to the World Economic Forum, full economic parity is 257 years away!
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) distributes several social support grants to vulnerable citizens. In a bid to extend their support, they are now calling on caregivers to apply for this grant.
Many individuals enrol in postgraduate degrees to improve their knowledge in a specific field in their quest for life long learning. However, an Eastern Cape university is being investigated for possible corruption related to their postgraduate degrees.
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It is expected that more people will benefit from the R350 grant after the Department of Social Development (DSD) announced changes to the grant's income threshold.
Millions of individuals living in South Africa rely on the R350 grant every month to purchase essential goods. However, changes in the legislation under which the grant is provided left beneficiaries with no grant payments for two months.
The education department has announced several changes in the hope of improving education outcomes in South Africa. One significant change has been revealed in the 2024 school calendar.
Around 18 million individuals living in South Africa benefit from permanent grants distributed by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). These grants are distributed monthly during the first week of every new month.
While R350 grant payments will now be paid every month for the rest of the grant's iteration, many clients are concerned that they have not received payments for months when their grant applications were approved.
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