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Your employer was supposed to report your injury, but since they didn’t, you should go to the Department of Labour with all your documents to see if you can still get help.
The employer is breaking the law, and you have the right to report them and file a claim directly with the Compensation Commissioner to access the death benefits, for yourself and your children.
You should lay a complaint against the UIF at the Department of Employment and Labour.
It depends whether your monthly provident fund withdrawals put you over the maximum allowed income to qualify for the disability grant.
Yes, but SASSA grants are means tested, and UIF and pension benefits count as income, so your grant will be less.
The employer is responsible for refunding any overpayments to the UIF if they have paid an employee more than their normal salary.
It could be that you did not submit a "Confirmation of Life" in time, as per the notice issued by Acting Commissioner, Farzana Fakir in 2023. You should try to reach the Commissioner to rectify this.
If she had been contributing to UIF for less than four years, she can claim one day for every six days worked while contributing.
It is illegal for them to withhold this information. They are supposed to report the death to COIDA. Here are some steps you can take.
If the company isn't helping you, perhaps go directly to your provident fund administrator.