Can I claim UIF for the Lockdown Period

Employers Can Claim UIF in Lockdown

Employers Can Claim UIF under the Covid-19 Aid Relieve Scheme:

The amounts paid will be a percentage of an employee’s salary, according to a legislated sliding scale from 38% (highest earners) to 60% (lowest earners)

The maximum you will get is R6 730 a month. 

The sliding scale stops at R17 702: 

All workers earning more than this will only get the 38% maximum benefit (R6 730). 

The minimum amount will not be below the minimum wage (around R3 500).

It will work on the same principle as maternity benefits. If a company can still afford to pay employees a part of their salaries, the TERS money will “top up” these payments – but employees can’t earn more than 100% of their current salaries.

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