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If you are a member of a provident fund, your disability or ill health benefit is treated as a retirement benefit.
No. While you can qualify for the SASSA pension if your income falls below the cut-off point, you cannot qualify for UIF if you are getting a SASSA pension.
If the employer can provide proof of the shortage, they may withhold benefits.
Yes, but there are other creditors that need to be paid off first.
Not engaging in a joint consensus-seeking process contravenes Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act. You can take the matter to the CCMA.
ZEP holders who have applied for waivers or other visas are allowed to stay and be employed in South Africa until they receive the outcome of their applications.
Caregivers classify as domestic workers, for which there are a few templates available.
10% of your old vested pot will be transferred to your new savings pot. The remaining 90% will be divided between your savings pot and your retirement pot.
Not if you got married on or after 1 November 1984.
The UIF or Labour Department should be able to give your complete employment history.