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Amended Unemployment Insurance (UIF) Act
20. Right to illness benefits
as amended by the
Amendment - Unemployment Insurance Act
Chapter 3 : Claiming benefits
Part C : Illness benefits
20. Right to illness benefits
(1)
Subject to section 14, a contributor is entitled to the illness
benefits contemplated in this Part for any period of illness if—
(a) the contributor is unable to perform work on account of
illness;
(b) the contributor fulfils any prescribed requirements in respect
of any specified illness; and
(c) application is made for illness benefits in accordance
with the prescribed requirements and the provisions of this Part.
(2) A
contributor is not entitled to illness benefits—
(a) if the period of illness is less than 14 days; and
(b) for any period during which the contributor—
(i) is entitled to
unemployment benefits in terms of Part B of this Chapter or adoption
benefits in terms of Part E of this Chapter; or
(ii) without just reason, refuses or fails to undergo medical treatment or to carry out the instructions of a medical practitioner, chiropractor or homeopath.
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