Summary: To establish the Unemployment Insurance Fund; to provide for the payment from the Fund of unemployment benefits to certain employees, and for the payment of illness, maternity, adoption and dependant?s benefits related to the unemployment of such employees; to provide for the establishment of the Unemployment Insurance Board, the functions of the Board and the designation of the Unemployment Insurance Commissioner; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa as follows:-

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introductory provisions

   1.  Definitions

   2.  Purpose of this Act

   3.  Application of this Act

Chapter 2: Unemployment Insurance Fund

   4.  Establishment of Unemployment Insurance Fund

   5.  Application of Fund

   6.  Raising of funds, loans and obtaining bank overdraft facilities

   7.  Investment of money of Fund

   8.  Donations and bequests to Fund

   9.  Appointment of and annual review by actuary

   10.  Surplus and deficit in Fund

   11.  Accounting, auditing and financial reporting

Chapter 3: Claiming benefits

Part A : Right to benefits

   12.  Right to benefits

   13.  Calculation of benefits

   14.  Contributor not entitled to benefits under certain circumstances

Part B : Unemployment benefits

   15.  Calculation of period of unemployment under this Part

   16.  Right to unemployment benefits

   17.  Application for unemployment benefits

   18.  Payment of unemployment benefits

Part C : Illness benefits

   19.  Determination of period of illness under this Part

   20.  Right to illness benefits

   21.  Calculation of illness benefits

   22.  Application for illness benefits

   23.  Payment of illness benefits

Part D : Maternity benefits  

   24.  Right to maternity benefits

   25.  Application for maternity benefits

   26.  Payment of maternity benefits

Part E : Adoption benefits  

   27.  Right to adoption benefits

   28.  Application for adoption benefits

   29.  Payment of adoption benefits

Part F : Dependant benefits  

   30.  Right to dependant’s benefits

   31.  Application for dependant?s benefits

   32.  Payment of dependant's benefits

Part G : General provisions relating to claiming benefits  

   33.  Benefits not to be assigned, attached or set off

   34.  Benefits not subject to taxation

   35.  Recovery of benefits paid in error

   36.  Suspension of contributor's right to benefits

   37.  Disputes relating to payment or non-payment of benefits

Chapter 4: Enforcement

   38.  Securing undertakings

   39.  Compliance order

   40.  Objections to compliance order

   41.  Compliance order may be made an order of Labour Court

   42.  Duty of employer

Chapter 5: Commissioner And Claims Officers

   43.  Designation of Unemployment Insurance Commissioner

   44.  Report of Commissioner, and delegation and assignment of powers and duties

   45.  Commissioner may deem person to be contributor

   46.  Appointment of claims officers

Chapter 6: Unemployment Insurance Board

   47.  Establishment of Unemployment Insurance Board

   48.  Powers and duties of Unemployment Insurance Board

   49.  Composition of Unemployment Insurance Board

   50.  Constitution of Unemployment Insurance Board

   51.  Administration and provision of resources to Unemployment Insurance Board

   52.  Remuneration and allowances to members of Unemployment Insurance Board

   53.  Indemnification of members of Unemployment Insurance Board

Chapter 7: Regulations

   54.  Regulations

   55.  Procedure when issuing regulations

Chapter 8: General

   56.  Information to be supplied by employer

   57.  Creation and maintenance of database

   58.  Powers and duties of Director-General

   59.  Certain instruments exempt from stamp duty

   60.  Recovery of losses caused by employees of Fund

   61.  Recovery of loss generally

   62.  Evidence

   63.  Disclosure of information

   64.  General prohibited conduct

   65.  Penalties

   66.  Jurisdiction of Labour Court

   67.  Stating of case to Labour Court

   68.  Delegation and assignment by Minister

   69.  Persons regarded as contributors for purposes of Act

   70.  Repeal of laws

   71.  Transitional arrangements

   72.  Act binds State

   73.  Short title and commencement

Schedule 1: Transitional arrangements

   Definitions

Schedule 2: Mathematical calculation of contributor's entitlement

   Mathematical calculation of contributor's entitlement

Schedule 3: Scale of contributor's entitlement to benefits (section 12(2))

   Scale of contributor's entitlement to benefits (section 12(2))