Insurance Fund (UIF), an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour, will be hosting an employer advocacy session at the Ascot Wedding & Conference Venue in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, on Thursday 28 July 2022.

The purpose of the session is to educate and engage employers on the UIF's systems, benefits, services, processes and compliance with legislation.

Discussions at the session will include:

·       uFiling and Electronic Declarations;

·       Covid-19 TERS and Workers Affected By Unrest (WABU);

·       Assisting employers in distress & UIF job creation & preservation programmes;

·       UIF awareness on fraudulent use of employer profiles;

·       UIF Compliance including E-Compliance system;

·       Inspection and Enforcement Services; and

·       Compensation Fund. 

Journalists are invited and details of the session are as follows:

Date: Thursday 28 July 2022

Time: 09:00

Venue: Ascot Wedding & Conference, 210 Woodhouse Road in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg

Journalists may RSVP to Nhlanhla Khumalo on 066 488 0265 or  nhlanhla.khumalo@labour.gov.za

Media enquiries:

Makhosonke Buthelezi

UIF Director: Communications and Marketing

071 491 7236