What is UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)?
A state fund that pays short-term benefits to workers who lose their jobs or cannot work, funded by 1% employee and 1% employer contributions.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund falls under the Department of Employment and Labour. It pays unemployment, illness, maternity, adoption and certain other benefits to contributors who qualify.
Employers and employees each contribute 1% of remuneration, up to a ceiling of R17,712 a month. Employers registered with SARS pay contributions on the monthly EMP201, but still declare employee details to the UIF itself, for example on the UI-19.
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