Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)

Chapter 2 : Unemployment Insurance Fund

5. Application of Fund

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The Fund must be used for the—

(a)payment of benefits in terms of this Act;
(b)reimbursement of excess contributions to employers;
(c)payment of—
(i)remuneration and allowances to members of the Unemployment
(ii)any other expenditure reasonably incurred and relating to the application Insurance Board and its committees; and of this Act.
(d)financing of the retention of contributors in employment and the re-entry of contributors into the labour market and any other scheme aimed at vulnerable workers.

[Section 5(d) inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 35, GG 40557, dated 19 January 2017 (Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 2016)]