What benefits can an employee apply for?

The UIF provides the following benefit types:

• Unemployment Benefits
• Reduced Working Time Benefits
• Maternity Benefits
• Illness Benefits
• Adoption Benefits

Applications

Via uFiling

To apply for benefits online via uFiling, the following documents are generally needed, depending on which category of benefits the employee is applying for:

• Individual UI-19 form
• UI-2.7 form outlining remuneration whilst in employment
• 13 digit bar coded RSA Identity document or valid passport
• Medical certificate (for Illness Benefit)
• A letter from the employer confirming shutdown (for Reduced Working Time)

Employers are required to assist employees by completing the UI-19 and UI-2.7 forms. SimplePay generates the UI-19 and UI-2.7 forms for you to make this process easier. More information on this is available in the following help article:

• Payroll Processing > Service Periods > Ending an Employee’s Service

The process for applying for benefits via uFiling is outlined in the following document from the Department of Labour:

• uFiling System User Guide

At a branch

If employees will be applying for UIF at a branch, they will be required to submit the following forms in addition to the forms listed above:

• UI-2.8 confirming banking details
• UI-2.1 application for unemployment benefits
• UI-2.2 application for illness benefits
• UI-2.3 application for maternity benefits
• UI-2.4 application for adoption benefits

These can be downloaded on the UIF’s website here.

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