A domestic worker who works for an employer for more than 24 hours a month is generally included in UIF. The employer must register, add the worker, declare remuneration and pay both the employee’s 1% and employer’s 1% shares through an official UIF or SARS route.
What to do
A safe route from question to action
Confirm that UIF appliesThe Department’s basic guide includes employees who work more than 24 hours a month. Check unusual arrangements directly with UIF.
Register the employerUse the official uFiling employer service or ask a Labour Centre for the current registration route. Employee benefit claims moved platforms, but employer registration and declarations are a separate job.
Add and declare the workerUse the worker’s correct employment date and UIF-liable remuneration. Keep the employment record and payslips.
Deduct and pay the two sharesThe employee share is 1% and the employer adds 1%, subject to the published remuneration ceiling.
Maintain monthly declarationsUpdate remuneration and employment changes so a later benefit claim is not held up by an incomplete contribution record.
Common questions
Direct answers
Must a domestic worker be registered for UIF?
The Department’s basic guide generally includes an employee who works for an employer for more than 24 hours a month. Confirm unusual arrangements with UIF.
Who pays UIF for a domestic worker?
The employee contributes 1% and the employer adds 1% of UIF-liable remuneration, subject to the published ceiling.
Does UIF Online register my employee?
UIF Online is the current employee-benefit claims platform. Employer registration and monthly declarations use the official employer service or a Labour Centre.
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