How to Register Your Domestic Worker for UIF: Step by Step

UIF gives your worker income support during unemployment, illness, maternity or adoption leave. Registering is a legal duty if your worker works more than 24 hours a month for you.

Your ID, your worker's ID, your address and their monthly wage.

Use the DEL's uFiling portal: https://ufiling.labour.gov.za/uif/

Contribute 2% of wages: 1% from you, plus 1% deducted from the worker (a contribution ceiling applies; check uFiling for the current amount).

Keep payslips and declarations for at least three years.

Members get guided UIF capture, upload their documents in one place, and can track the registration status online. We help with the admin, but we can't guarantee the outcome of a registration or a claim.

• Employer — Individual (1 worker): R179/month + R199 once-off setup = R378 first payment
• Employer — Duo (up to 2 workers): R299/month + R199 setup = R498 first payment
• Employer — Team: R99 per active worker/month + R199 setup (1 worker = R298 first payment)
• Employee Self-Serve (for domestic workers): R49/month + R25 once-off setup = R74 first payment

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Sources: Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) · DEL: NMW & Sectoral Determinations · Sectoral Determination 7 (SD7): Domestic Worker Sector (gov.za)

Last checked: 14 Oct 2026. This article is general information, not legal advice.