There are almost 900 000 people employed as domestic workers in the country, from gardeners to cleaners, nannies and private carers. All of whom, by law, must be registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

Here’s what you need to know to register your domestic worker employee with the UIF.

An employer is expected to contribute 1% of their employee’s salary every month. The domestic worker employee is expected to contribute the same (1%) and the amount is usually deducted from their monthly earnings.

You’ll need to provide the following information when registering

Your:
• ID number
• Physical Address
• Postal Address
• Email
• Mobile number

Your employee’s:
• ID number
• Salary information

Completing the forms
Domestic employers must complete two forms, including:
• UI-8D
• UI-19

Getting registered

Apart from an in-person visit to a Labour Centre near you (bringing along copies of the above mentioned forms), you’ll be able to register via:

• The Department of Labour’s online system: ufiling.labour.gov.za
• Email the UI-8D and UI-19 forms to: domestics@uif.gov.za

Once registered, you’ll receive a contributor number also called a UIF reference number which you’ll be able to use via uFiling to make payments.

For more details, visit: ufiling.labour.gov.za