All About Benefits

Read or download labour legislation published as Acts and Amendments to the Acts

• Unemployment Insurance Act No. 63 of 2001

  Provides security to workers when they become unemployed.

All the sectoral determination of an act

• Sectoral Determination 12: Forestry Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 1: Contract Cleaning Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 10: Children in the Performance of Advertising, Artistic and Cultural Activities
  
• Sectoral Determination 11: Taxi Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 13: Farm Worker Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 5 : Learnerships
  
• Sectoral Determination 6: Private Security Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers
  
• Sectoral Determination 9: Wholesale and Retail Sector
  

Plain English summaries of key topics within labour legislation

• Basic Guide to Maternity Leave
  
• Basic Guide to UIF Adoption Benefits
  
• Basic Guide to UIF Dependant’s Benefits
  
• Basic Guide to UIF Disputes
  
• Basic Guide to UIF Illness Benefits
  
• Basic Guide to UIF Maternity Benefits
  
• Basic Guide to UIF Unemployment Benefits
  
• Employer’s Guide to UIF
  
• Worker’s Guide to UIF
  

Download application forms, claim forms, reports, and samples of employment documents with instructions. You can also download templates of documents issued by the Department of Labour

• Form UI.2.4 - Application for adoption benefits
  
• Form UI-2.2 - Application for illness benefits
  
• Form UI-2.3 - Application for maternity benefits
  
• Form UI-2.5 - Application for dependant’s benefits by surviving spouse or life partner
  
• Form UI-2.6 - Application for dependant’s benefits by child, children of deceased
  
• Form UI-2.8 - Application to pay UIF benefits into banking account
  
• Form UI-3 - Application for continuation of payment for illness benefits
  
• Form UI-4 - Application for continuation of payment for maternity benefits
  
• Form UI-5 - Application for continuation of payment for adoption benefits
  

Simple step-by step instructions for processes and procedures

• How To Claim UIF Adoption Benefits

  Workers who adopt a baby must take the necessary documents to their nearest labour centre in person.

• How To Claim UIF Dependants Benefits

  Dependants who want benefits must take the necessary forms to their nearest labour centre.

• How To Claim UIF Illness Benefits

  Ill workers must take the necessary documents to their nearest labour centre or get someone to go on their behalf.

• How To Claim UIF Maternity Benefits

  Workers on maternity leave must apply for benefits at their nearest labour centre.

• How to Claim UIF Unemployment Benefits

  Registered work-seekers must apply for benefits at their nearest labour centre in person.

• How To Register as a Work-seeker

  Unemployed people can register as work-seekers at their nearest labour centre.

Codes of Good Practices issued by the Minister

• Pregnancy

  Provides for the protection of workers during pregnancy and after the birth of a child.