According to the government of South Africa as an employed female contributor to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), you can apply for maternity benefits when you go on maternity leave. To qualify ...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) has resumed payments of the Covid-19 Benefits after a 24-hour delay, caused by the need to address control ...

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Losing a job can be an overwhelming experience, but South Africa’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) offers a safety net for workers who’ve contributed to the fund. If you’ve recently found yourself ...

Funds for financially distressed businesses that have applied for the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) relief scheme to assist them in paying workers during the Covid-19 crisis are only slowly ...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has announced that selected service points will be open on Saturdays to render services to clients and employers during the month of September. "A decision to ...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has launched its E-Compliance Certificate online system. This will enable employers, small businesses and entrepreneurs to apply for a UIF compliance certificate ...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has made changes to the website for its Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) after a security researcher reported a data leak. This leak allowed ...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is awash with cash, with a surplus of R133.3-billion, but those claiming benefits are becoming increasingly frustrated by inexplicable delays. “Till this day, I ...

As South Africa’s unemployment rate continues to tick higher, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is looking to crack down on non-compliant companies. UIF commissioner Teboho Maruping told Newzroom ...

The urgent need to save the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) from financial mismanagement, governance instability and a lack of consequence management has never been clearer than it is today. This ...