EXPLAINER | What domestic employers must know about UIF and injury, illness compensation | Business

A labour law expert answers some of the most frequently asked questions about registering domestic workers with the Unemployment Insurance and Workmen’s Compensation Funds.For more financial news, go totheNews24 Business frontpage.By law, all domestic employers who employ any domestic worker in their household for 24 hours or more per month need to register them with the Unemployment Insurance and Workmen’s Compensation Funds (UIF Act and COIDA). By domestic worker, we mean a cleaner, gardener, driver, nanny, au pair, or caregiver looking after the sick, elderly, or disabled. In this article, former state prosecutor, labour law consultant, and ex officio official at (SA) EUO, Stephanie Cilliers, answers some of the most frequently asked questions on the topic.UIF basicsWhat is the purpose of UIF?The UIF provides short-term relief to workers in scenarios such as unemployment, illness, maternity leave, adoption leave, dependent aid, and reduced working hours.Who is responsible for admini...