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How to Register for UIF as an Employer
Quick Answer How to Register for UIF as an Employer Register as a UIF employer on uFiling (or at a Labour Department office) before paying your first salary. Contributions are 1% from the employer + 1% from the employee (2% total) of gross pay, subject to the UIF earnings ceiling – pay via your monthly EMP201 to SARS and declare on uFiling. What you need to register Business registration (CIPC documents) or ID for sole proprietors SARS tax reference number Banking details and business address First employee’s ID and details (if already hired) Portal: uFiling. Glossary: UIF and uFiling. The monthly and annual rhythm Deduct 1% from the employee’s pay…
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Do I Have to Register My Employee for UIF?
Quick Answer Do I Have to Register My Employee for UIF? Yes. Every employee who works 24 hours or more per month must be registered for UIF – full-time, part-time and domestic workers included. Registration is free on uFiling, and contributions are 2% of remuneration (1% from the employee, 1% from you), declared monthly. What this means in plain language UIF is not optional and not size-based: the one-person household with a weekly gardener and the 200-staff factory carry the same obligation. The only common exemption is under 24 hours a month. Registration happens on uFiling (the Department of Employment and Labour’s online system), and contributions are usually paid to…
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How Does UIF Work for Employers in South Africa?
Quick Answer How Does UIF Work for Employers in South Africa? As an employer you register on uFiling, register every employee, deduct 1% UIF from each salary and add 1% yourself (on remuneration up to R17,712/month), declare and pay monthly, and submit a UI-19 whenever an employee leaves. That is the whole monthly cycle. What this means in plain language UIF money protects your employees when they are retrenched, on maternity leave or too ill to work. Your job is only to collect and pay it over – the fund, not you, pays the benefits. Most employers pay UIF to SARS together with PAYE on the monthly EMP201. Employers below…
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