The short answer It’s illegal for an employer to deduct UIF and not pay it over. Report this to the Labour department or the CCMA. The whole question Dear Athalie Our employer has been deducting UIF contributions from our salaries but not paying them over. We also don’t receive payslips, and none of us have written contracts, even though we’ve been working for...

Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work By Tania Broughton The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce and a sex worker are challenging laws that criminalise consenting adults soliciting and engaging in sexual acts for reward, arguing the laws violate constitutional rights. Cape High Court Judge Andre Le Grange has...

A bill to decriminalise sex work was sent back to the justice department for redrafting about two years ago By Liezl Human Sex workers are calling for a moratorium on arrests and fines until politicians mull over finalising the redraft of a bill to decriminalise sex work. This comes nearly two years after the bill was withdrawn and sent back to...

The short answer You can go to the UIF uFiling website. The long answer You can go to the UIF uFiling website here: https://ufiling.labour.gov.za/uif/. Register or log in with your ID number. Once logged in you can: View your UIF contributions Check your claim status See available credits (balance) You can also call the UIF Call Centre at 0800 030 007. Have your ID...

The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.” By Tania Broughton A Cape Town sex worker, with the support of the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), has launched a constitutional challenge to...

The short answer You are supposed to pay UIF contributions until your employee stops working for you. The whole question Dear Athalie In April 2021, my domestic worker applied for a SASSA older person's grant. I then stopped contributing to her UIF because she would not be able to claim the benefits once she started receiving the grant. She kept working and officially retired...

The short answer Your UIF and provident fund money should be unaffected. How you left the company affects whether you can claim your money now. The whole question Dear Athalie The company I worked for was liquidated and the owner is nowhere to be found. How does this affect my UIF and provident fund? The long answer I have bolded certain points in my reply...

Three years after the landmark Concourt ruling, very little has changed with their access to compensation By Kimberly Mutandiro It’s been three years since the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling for domestic workers to be covered by the provisions of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA). But activists say very little has changed for most workers. According to...

The bill has been sent back to be revised after the state’s legal advisors flagged serious shortfalls By Chris Gilili Sex workers and activists marched to the Department of Justice in Pretoria on Thursday. They were demanding that government fast-track and finalise a bill to decriminalise sex work. The draft bill is being revised after the state’s legal advisors flagged serious...

The short answer Each time you claim benefits, the UIF cycle stops and then starts again when you return to work and resume paying UIF contributions. The whole question Dear Athalie I worked at a retail store from 2012 to 2022. I got sick in 2019 and was unable to work, so I claimed sickness benefits for three months. After I got dismissed...