How can I check my UIF balance?

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...

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What happens to my UIF and provident fund if the company I work for is liquidated?

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...

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Activists want government to do more to register domestic workers

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...

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