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Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)
Notice No. 88 of 2002
Act
Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions
1. Definitions
2. Purpose of this Act
3. Application of this Act
Chapter 2 : Unemployment Insurance Fund
4. Establishment of Unemployment Insurance Fund
5. Application of Fund
6. Raising of funds, loans and obtaining bank overdraft facilities
7. Investment of money of Fund
8. Donations and bequests to Fund
9. Appointment of and annual review by actuary
10. Surplus and deficit in Fund
11. Accounting, auditing and financial reporting
Chapter 3 : Claiming Benefits
Part A : Right to benefits
12. Right to benefits
13. Calculation of benefits
14. Contributor not entitled to benefits under certain circumstances
Part B : Unemployment benefits
15. Calculation of period of unemployment under this Part
16. Right to unemployment benefits
17. Application for unemployment benefits
18. Payment of unemployment benefits
Part C : Illness benefits
19. Determination of period of illness under this Part
20. Right to illness benefits
21. Calculation of illness benefits
22. Application for illness benefits
23. Payment of illness benefits
Part D : Maternity benefits
24. Right to maternity benefits
25. Application for maternity benefits
26. Payment of maternity benefits
Part DA : Parental benefits
26A. Right to parental benefits
26B. Application for parental benefits
26C. Payment of parental benefits
Part E : Adoption benefits
27. Right to adoption benefits
28. Application for adoption benefits
29. Payment of adoption benefits
Part EA : Commissioning parental benefits
29A. Right to commissioning parental benefits
29B. Application for commissioning parental benefits
29C. Payment of commissioning parental benefits
Part F : Dependant’s benefits
30. Right to dependant's benefits
31. Application for dependant's benefits
32. Payment of dependant's benefits
Part G : General provisions relating to claiming benefits
33. Benefits not to be assigned, attached or set off
34. Benefits not subject to taxation
35. Recovery of benefits paid in error
36. Suspension of contributor's right to benefits
36A. Establishment of regional appeals committees
37. Disputes relating to payment or non-payment of benefits
Chapter 4 : Enforcement
38. [Repealed] Securing undertakings
39. [Repealed] Compliance order
40. [Repealed] Objections to compliance order
41. [Repealed] Compliance order may be made an order of Labour Court
42. Duty of employer
Chapter 5 : Commissioner and Claims Officers
43. Designation of Unemployment Insurance Commissioner
44. Report of Commissioner, and delegation and assignment of powers and duties
45. Commissioner may deem person to be contributor
46. Appointment of claims officers
Chapter 6 : Unemployment Insurance Board
47. Establishment of Unemployment Insurance Board
48. Powers and duties of Unemployment Insurance Board
49. Composition of Unemployment Insurance Board
50. Constitution of Unemployment Insurance Board
51. Administration and provision of resources to Unemployment Insurance Board
52. Remuneration and allowances to members of Unemployment Insurance Board
53. Indemnification of members of Unemployment Insurance Board
Chapter 7 : Regulations
54. Regulations
55. Procedure when issuing regulations
Chapter 8 : General
56. Information to be supplied by employer
57. Creation and maintenance of database
58. Powers and duties of Director-General
59. Certain instruments exempt from stamp duty
60. Recovery of losses caused by employees of Fund
61. Recovery of loss generally
62. Evidence
63. Disclosure of information
64. General prohibited conduct
65. Penalties
66. Jurisdiction of Labour Court
67. Stating of case to Labour Court
68. Delegation and assignment by Minister
69. Persons regarded as contributors for purposes of Act
70. Repeal of laws
71. Transitional arrangements
72. Act binds State
73. Short title and commencement
Schedules
Schedule 1 : Transitional Arrangements
1. Definitions
2. Regulations
3. Transferal of assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of Unemployment Insura
4. Continuity of Unemployment Insurance Board
5. Claims against Unemployment Insurance Fund
6. Appeals against of claims officers
7. Investigations and prosecutions
8. Duty of employer to provide particulars of employees at commencement of this ite
Schedule 2 : Mathematical calculation of Contributor's Entitlement
Schedule 3 : Scale of Contributor's entitlement to Benefits
Regulations
Regulations in terms of Section 54 of the Act
Notice No. R. 400 of 2002
1. Definitions
2. Proof of identity
3. Reduced working time benefits in terms of section 12(1B) of the Act
4. Illness benefits in terms of section 22 of the Act
5. Maternity benefits in terms of section 25 of the Act
6. Adoption benefits in terms of section 28 of the Act
7. Dependant's benefits in terms of section 31 of the Act
8. Appeals in terms of section 37(1) of the Act
9. Referral to arbitration in terms of section 37(2) of the Act
10. [Repealed] Securing an Undertaking
11. [Repealed] Compliance orders
12. [Repealed] Objection to compliance orders
13. Providing information in terms of section 56
14. Transitional Provisions
15. Commencement
Forms
Notices
Increase of the maximum income threshold of the Unemployment Insurance Fund - 2006
Notice No. 516 of 2006
Calculation of benefits in terms of Section 13
Notice No. 98 of 2007
Increase of the maximum income threshold of the Unemployment Insurance Fund - 2007
Notice No. 801 of 2007
Increase of the Scale of Benefits - 2012
Notice No. 588 of 2012
Increase of the Scale of Benefits - 2017
Notice No. 231 of 2017
Commencement of the Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018
Notice No. R. 509 of 2019
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