UIF

UIF is 1% of your pay from you and 1% from your employer, up to a monthly ceiling. It pays out if you lose your job, go on maternity leave or fall ill.

You pay a monthR177.12Your employer pays R177.12 too

Total to UIF a monthR354.24
Total a yearR4,251

How it works, with your numbers

Your pay is over the ceiling of R17,712, so UIF is worked on R17,712.
1% of R17,712 = R177.12 each from you and your employer.

Good to know

Domestic workers who work more than 24 hours a month must be registered for UIF by their employer.
Claim on the Department of Employment and Labour's uFiling site or at a labour centre.

For illustration only. This is a guideline to help you plan, not tax advice: a registered tax practitioner must review and approve the final figures before you file.