UIF Procedure

Hi Ladies,

Please follow these steps to ensure the process.

Step 1:
Before you will be able to go to the Labour Centre, you must have the following documents ready:

• ID or Passport with valid Working Visa (certified copies)
• completed UI-19 (confirmation of employer that UIF had been paid - this form needs to be received from every employer you had in the previous years)
• completed UI-2.8 (for banking details)
• completed UI-2.7 (confirming the remuneration you will receive whilst on maternity)
• completed UI-2.3 (application form)
• Medical Certificate from a Doctor or Birth Certificate of the baby ; and
• completed UI-4 (Follow up form, for continuation of payment)

Your Employer should provide you with a completed UI-2.7 and UI-19.

Step 2:
Once you have all your documents sorted, go to your nearest Labour Center to submit your Maternity benefits claim. If however you are unfit to do so in person, you may have someone else submit the application on your behalf.

Step 3:
The staff at the Labour Center may ask you to go to the Doctor again or visit the Labour Center several times. Please cooperate and do as you are asked, otherwise you will find difficulties

Cape Town Labour Centers:
Cape Town
Bellville
Mitchells Plein
www.labour.gov.za/DOL/contacts/Labour%20...centres-western-cape


If you wish to have some else do this whole process for you, there are several Companies that do this for you

Moms Link to UIF is a service provider that assist moms-to-be with applying for UIF. They charge a flat fee of R500 per application and will assist step by step. I know of 4 mommy's that have made use of this service and have been happy.
www.momslink.co.za/index.php

It takes +-30 days for the first payment to be paid, please ensure that you ave enough funds to cover your expenses during that time.

What can you expect to receive from UIF?

I have never submitted personally but this is the information I have gathered from others that have:

You can expect between 38% - 58% of your gross salary for a maximum of 121 days (4 months). The higher you earn, the lower the % you will be paid. In other words, lower end earners will be eligible for the 58% payments.

Example: Your Gross salary is R14 000 per month and will be receiving 38%
0.38 x 14 000 = R5 320 is what you will be receiving from UIF

Your Gross salary is R5 000 per month and will be receiving 58%
0.58 x 5 000 = R2 900 is what you will be receiving from UIF

From the feedback received Payments are capped at R14 872 which means if you earn more than this amount; the excess will be excluded from the calculations.

Example: Your Gross salary is R20 000 per month and will be receiving 38%
0.38 x 14 872 = R 5 320 is what you will be receiving from UIF as your benefit is capped

Hope this helps

Hello Ladies

I am sure some of you are now well into your maternity leave, I hope everything is going well with your LO's
Just wanted to get some feedback on the experience some of the ladies had with 3rd party companies applying for the UIF on your behalf? Who did you use; How much did it cost; and how long did you wait to get paid? etc etc

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated

I know you can't submit until you're on maternity leave but I'm planning to use a company called Sweet Dreamz - sweet-dreamz.co.za/

It was recommended to me by a colleague who's friend used it - they charge R500 (R450 I think if you are registered with MediBaby) and they do everything for you - help you with which forms to fill out and they go and submit every month on your behalf.

Hey ladies anyone who recently went for UIF and submitted the forms? Please fill us in on how many payslips they want there pls. I'm really not keen on doing up & down pls

Hey Ladies

Thanks for all the information it's quite helpful. I truly had no idea on what to do. This all was truly of help to me thanks millions

Hi guys

I want to use a company called UIF matters. They have a fee they charge and they apparently help you with the whole process. They help from filling in the forms to actually submitting them for you. Has anyone heard of them or used them before? their website is uifmatters.co.za

I don't think I am up for queuing up at the DOL cause I hear for some people doing it alone can be a nightmare and you end up having to go there multiple times. I have a collogue of mine that also only got her monies when she was already back at work. so this process can actually be frustrating.

I cant remember how many payslips I took

I quick google search came back with answers ranging from 2 to 6!!!

I would say just get for the last six months, and take it with.
Rather have extra, than be sent back for more....