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You can report them to the Department of Labour.
You cannot claim UIF if you take a Voluntary Severance Package. You need legal advice.
Your SASSA grant may have been delayed due to changes made by changes to the qualifying criteria.
You can contact the UIF Call Centre to ask that they help you. You can also lodge a complaint against the employee.
When the visa expires, the member can apply to withdraw their provident funds. Claiming UIF might be trickier, unless the courts find a solution.
Yes, you are liable for 2%. An employer who failed to register their worker is not allowed to deduct any outstanding amounts from their salary.
Domestic workers are eligible for UIF and state pension.
If you can somehow prove that he is the father of your children, your kids could apply for his death benefits.
If your WCA claim was still being assessed, then yes. But it is unclear whether you can apply for UIF now.