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Amended Unemployment Insurance (UIF) Act
27. Right to adoption benefits
as amended by the
Amendment - Unemployment Insurance Act
Chapter 3 : Claiming benefits
Part E : Adoption benefits
27. Right to adoption benefits
(1)
Subject to section 14, only one contributor of the adopting parties is
entitled to the adoption benefits contemplated in this Part in respect
of each adopted child and only if—
(a) the child has been adopted in terms of the Child Care Act, 1983
(Act No. 74 of 1983);
(b) the period that the contributor was not working was spent caring
for the child;
(c) the adopted child is below the age of two; and
(d) the application is made in accordance with the prescribed
requirements and the provisions of this Part.
(2) The
entitlement contemplated in subsection (1) commences on the date that a
competent court grants an order for adoption in terms of the Child Care
Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983).
(3)
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(4) When taking into account any leave paid to the contributor in terms of any other law or any collective agreement or contract of employment, the benefit may not be more than the remuneration the employer would have paid the contributor if the contributor had been at work.
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