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Prisoners may claim from the provident fund but not the UIF.
No, you need to discuss the issue with the provident fund itself.
The panel's decision can be taken on review within 30 days, although the process is unclear.
Depending on your contract, your employer may withhold an amount equal to the period of notice not given.
If you are sent to prison, you cannot work and so your employer will dismiss you or take it that you have resigned.
Review Applications must be initiated within six weeks of the award from the CCMA.
No, it is not legal to fire someone without a warning or disciplinary hearing in terms of the Labour Relations Act.
It is illegal not to pay your domestic worker's UIF. Your mother should apply for social grants and housing.
You can report the matter to the CCMA.
If you were married before 1 November 1984, she can apply for redistribution of assets.