UIF

Wait wait wait...

Its amazing what difference one omitted word can make. I meant you will NOT be able to claim the additional 2 months.

UIF covers up to 4 months maternity leave. So if you're getting 4 months full pay from your employer you wont be able to claim. Only if you're getting a portion of your salary or you're getting full pay for less than 4 months then only can you claim from UIF but the number of months paid/claimed when combined with your employer cannot exceed 4 months.

Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks everyone! Have a much better idea now.

Lee_N, I do get paid for the first four months, good to know I can claim UIF for the additional two.

Hi IreneL

Depending on your current salary UIF will be capped at just over R5600 pm. The R5600 is if you earn more than the ceiling salary of R14872pm - then they (Dept of Labour) will pay you 38% of R14872. If you earn less than that then is a higher percentage (up to 60%) of your salary but it still wont go over the R5600pm.

Also bear in mind that if your employer pays you for 4 months and you want to take an additional 2 months UIF will cover those additional 2 months. They pay for a maximum of 4 months when combined with your employer so if your employer pays you for 2 months, they'll only pay for an additional 2 and if your employer pays you for 3 months they'll only pay for 1.

Hope this helps.

hi Irene,

hulle werk op 'n maksimum bedrag van min of meer R14 000 en dan is die mksimum wat hulle uitbetaal 40% daarvan.
as jy sou kwalifiseer is die maksimum maandelikse bedrag min of meer R5200 'n maand.
dan is jou werk geskiedenis van die laaste 4 jaar ook belangrik.

as jy van te vore UIF gekry het, halfeer daardie bedrag.

en dan moet jy ook nie daarop reken dat jy dit op tyd gaan kry nie. my seuna was al 8 maande oud toe ek eers my UIF geld gekry het. maar dit hang ook maar af van die area waarin jy aansoek doe en hoe ver agter daardie departement van arbeid is.

HI Irene,

Ek weet of dit die norm is nie maar ek het elke keer 'n ander bedrag gekry, hulle werk dit blykbaar volgens dae uit.

Ek het die eerste keer maar net 'n R1 000.00 gekry, daarna ongeveer R3 000.0 en daarna ongeveer R2 000.00

Wat ek wel weet is dat hulle 'n gemiddeld uitwerk van jou laaste vyf jaar se salaris en dan daarvolgens werk. Jy kry ook net omtrent 'n persentasie van ongeveer 40% van jou normale salaris as jy gelukkig is. Die hoeveelheid jare wat jy werk en bydrae het ook 'n invloed.

Hoop dit gee jou so bietjie agtergrond.

Can anyone perhaps give me some info on uif for maternity leave? What is the maximimum amount paid out?

Im considering taking an additional two months maternity leave, which will be unpaid. I just want to have an idea of the amount I can bargain on so that I can make an informed decision.

Thanks!