THE Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has issued a warning to the public not to fall for a social media post advising people who worked from 1994 to 2018 of their rights to get benefits from UIF worth R 8 472.00. The Department of Labour under which the UIF falls, says the post is false and should be treated as a scam. According to the fund, there is no such programme as indicated on the social media post and the public, employers and clients are strongly advised to ignore the post.
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“The Unemployment Insurance Fund categorically states that it does not have the programme indicated on the social media post. The public and stakeholders are advised not to respond to the social media post or pay anything if requested,” said UIF Commissioner, Teboho Maruping.
The UIF apologises for any inconvenience that may have arisen from the unfortunate post. The UIF is a public entity of the Department of Labour and is one of the key social security agencies in South Africa.
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