Durban — The Department of Employment and Labour has called on the workers to normalise claiming for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) as soon as their employment contracts end.
According to Employer Service supervisor Johannes Ngoetjana: “It is important to apply for the UIF early on so that the workers do not encounter difficulties when they need to claim their unemployment insurance fund benefits.”
Ngoetjana said this during an advocacy session that took place at Senwabarwana, Mosibudi Creche, in Schoolveld Village on Tuesday.
The purpose of the event was to meet up and discuss the needs of employees in the village who are struggling to reach the labour centres or offices.
In his advice to employees, Ngoetjana said that it is advisable for the workers to check on their payslips constantly and whether their employers are deducting UIF on their behalf.
Ngoetjana informed the gathering that the UIF covers the following UIF benefits: maternity, illness, unemployment, death, adoption, parental and commissioning parental benefits, and therefore, advises those involved to apply before the period lapses.
“Employees are advised to use an online system called u-Filling to lodge their claims,” he said.
“Documents required to lodge UIF claims include an ID, payslips and the bank statement, while other documents such as UI2.8, UI2.11, UI2.10 and UI2.7 will be supplied in the office,” he added.
Ngoetjana further encouraged clients to utilise the services offered on-site by the Department of Employment and Labour at the moment to avoid going to the labour centres.
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