On
a meeting of the Payroll Authors Group on 28 May 2003 Mr Chris Mill from the Unemployment
Insurance Fund (UIF) was the Guest Speaker.
He warned that there were a few cases where neatly
dressed individuals posed as "Inspectors of the UIF". The modus operandi was that, they would go to
houses (mainly in Pretoria) and posing to assist employers in the registration of their employees
for UIF. They would gather information such as names, identity numbers etc. A few days later
someone else will return and dish up a story that uses the detailed information that has been
gathered to convince the employer to part with money for "hospital fees", "travel fees", "some
or other emergency' or "fines".
He emphasised that the UIF is not sending out "inspectors"
to go from door to door to employers of domestic workers at this stage. He also warned that the
employers must take notice that nobody has been "licensed" to collect money on behalf of the UIF.
He emphasised that no third party may at this stage act as if they collect monies on behalf of the
UIF. There may be in future some sort of accreditation for large employers to pay out UIF benefits
for their employees, but not now.
It is not acceptable for parties to collect monies from
employers with the promise that it will be paid to the UIF. The UIF do not recognise such
"third parties" and the employer will still be held accountable for payments. He asked that we
warn our clients and spread the warning and the correct information to stamp out misconceptions
and "scams". This is why PeopleWorks24 do not deliver such services as to pay the UIF over on your
behalf. We at PeopleWorks24 know about "services" where employers of domestic workers has been
convinced to pay a sum of money with the promise that the employer will be registered and the
UIF will be pay for them. Please warn all your friends about this. You are welcome to forward
this newsletter to them.
By: Corrie Niemann
June 2003
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