UIF

What you need to know about UIF

Posted on by Khabza

What is the UIF website?

The UIF’s online website can be found at https://ufiling.labour.gov.za/uif/ 

What is the UIF toll-free number?

You can call the UIF’s toll-free Switchboard on 012 337 1997 or the toll-free call centre on 0800 030 007

What is the UIF email addresses?

You can email the UIF at 

Where Can I Find The UIF UI19 Form?

The UIF UI19 Form can be downloaded by clicking HERE

What documents do I need to register my uFiling account?

To register for uFiling, visit the website and fill out the form https://www.ufiling.co.za/uif/register

Depending on your profession, you’ll need to provide copies of these documents:

For Domestic Employers

  • A UIF registration number,
  • A valid 13 Digit bar-coded RSA identity number,
  • A valid e-mail address, and
  • Your banking account details from which you will pay your UIF contributions.

For Commercial Employers

  • A valid UIF registration number,
  • A valid RSA identity number or passport number,
  • A valid e-mail address,
  • Your company’s official registration name and details as provided by the Registrar of Companies which is the CK1 form for CC’s and CM1 or CM3 for Proprietary Limited companies, and
  • Your banking account details from which you will pay your UIF contributions.

For Practitioners

  • Valid UIF registration numbers for Domestic or Employers as above,
  • your valid 13 Digit bar-coded RSA identity number or passport number,
  • a valid e-mail address,
  • Your company’s official registration name and details as provided by the Registrar of Companies which is the CK1 form for CC’s and CM1 or CM3 for Proprietary Limited companies, and
  • Your banking account details from which you will pay your UIF contributions.

For Foreign Domestic Employers

  • Your valid UIF registration number,
  • passport number,
  • a valid e-mail address, and
  • your banking account details from which you will pay your UIF contributions.

For Applicants

  • Your valid ID Number,
  • a valid e-mail address, and
  • your banking account details to which payment of benefits will be made.

I have been receiving benefits prior to the lockdown, will this affect the payments?

No, beneficiaries who have been receiving benefit payments prior to the lockdown will continue to receive them without needing to go to the Labour Centre – provided the benefits have not been exhausted.

Will the UIF cope with all the new applications?

This shouldn’t be a problem. The online platform makes the administrative process much easier, so applications received online (if complete and accurate) won’t take long to fulfil.

The UIF receives assistance from institutions such as Banks, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to assist in simplifying the process.

Do employers who are not registered with UIF qualify for the relief benefit?

To date, more than 100,000 companies had applied to access UIF benefits and a total of R3.3 billion have been paid out.

A further 59,000 applications have been processed and 10,000 had been rejected for various errors – one of which is that the business failed to register with the UIF before the 15th March 2020.

Those who registered with the fund after this date are not eligible for the benefit.

Do you qualify for Social Relief of Distress

WHO CAN CLAIM

  • Households without a source of income.
  • Child-headed households
  • Households where the soul breadwinner is deceased.
  • Recipients of temporary disability grants that lapsed in March
  • Anyone who is unable to work due to a medical condition
  • Those who are experiencing extreme hardship during the state disaster

How to apply for Social Relief grant?

OCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS

HOW TO APPLY

  • Applications can be made by calling 0800601011
  • Applications can be made via email: [email protected]

Documents to have ready

  • A government issued ID
  • ID or Birth Certificate of the children in the household
  • Government issued visas