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Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)

Chapter 3 : Claiming Benefits

Part C : Illness benefits

20. Right to illness benefits

 

(1) Subject to section 14, a contributor is entitled to the illness benefits contemplated in this Part for any period of illness if –
(a) the contributor is unable to perform work on account of illness;
(b) the contributor fulfils any prescribed requirements in respect of any specified illness: and
(c) application is made for illness benefits in accordance with the prescribed requirements and the of this Part.

 

(2) A contributor is not entitled to illness benefits –
(a) if the period of illness is less than seven days; and

[Section 20(2)(a) substituted by section 8 of Notice No. 35, GG 40557, dated 19 January 2017 (Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 2016)]

(b) for any period during which the contributor –
(i) is entitled to unemployment benefits in terms of Part B of this Chapter or adoption benefits in terms of Part E of this Chapter; or
(ii) without just reason, refuses or fails to undergo medical treatment or to carry out the instructions of a medical practitioner, chiropractor or homeopath.