The Unemployment Insurance Act and Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act apply to all employers and workers, except for:
Domestic employers and their workers are included under the Act since 1 April 2003.
SeeProvides security to workers when they become unemployed.
You cannot claim UIF benefits if you receive
or if the applicant
Workers can claim UIF benefits if -
Domestic workers can also claim if -
Workers must register as worker-seekers and be available for work.
Based on legislation in Section
14, Section
16, Section
36, of the Unemployment Insurance Act
When must I claim?
Workers must claim within six months after they stopped working.
Based on Legislation in Section
17 of the Unemployment Insurance Act
How long can I claim for?
Workers can claim from the day they stopped working until their benefits
are used up or they start working again.
Based on Legislation in Section
15, of the Unemployment Insurance Act
How do I claim?
Workers must fill in the application forms and, together with other required
documents, hand it in at a labour centre.
Tax
No tax is payable on the benefits.
Based on Legislation in Section
34 of the Unemployment Insurance Act
The UIF may stop paying you benefits if you refuse to:
Based on Legislation in Section 18, of the Unemployment Insurance Act