Assisting Employees with UIF Claims
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:
The process for applying for benefits via uFiling is outlined in the following document from the Department of Labour:
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.