Employers can register at the UIF in the following ways: Registering online Step 1: Get the necessary information (ID numbers, addresses of employers and workers) ready. Step 2: Complete the online registration forms. Note: Onlineregistration is not yet active. The best alternative will be to complete the UI-8 and UI-19 forms and submit them at your nearest UIF office for processing. After … Read more
Your first payment will be paid into your bank account within two to four days after you have signed the register. Make sure you are aware of your future signing dates – they are printed on your UI-6A forms. Signing dates will be approximately four weeks apart. You will have to hand in the relevant … Read more
Does the right to claim a UIF dependants’ benefit expire? Question: hi I’m Thobile my dad died in 2012 n we r 3 beneficiaries we got paid for his provident fund what I would like to know is that can we still claim for his uif or his wife has the ryt since he was … Read more
Check UIF Status What is the Unemployment Insurance Fund? The fund offers short-term financial assistance to workers when they become unemployed or are unable to work because of illness, maternity or adoption leave. The fund also assists the dependants of a contributing worker who has died. The Unemployment Insurance Act and Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act apply to all employers and workers, but not to: … Read more
How do I go about filing online for my UIF benefits? Simply go to www.ufiling.co.za and follow the steps to create an account. The service is completely free and allows UIF returns can to be done simply and conveniently online. Other benefits include ease of secure payments (debit order and credit push via internet banking) and faster … Read more
Claiming unemployment benefits. If you want to claim from the UIF you need to go to your nearest Labour Office. There you will be asked to sign the unemployment register. You will be told when you need to come back and sign the register again. You will have to sign every four weeks to show that … Read more