Employers are charged with many responsibilities, even that of administrating and facilitating the tax and statutory deductions of their employees. As part of these statutory deductions and contributions, employers are required to consider and account for Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Skills Development Levies (SDL) and contributions to the Compensation Fund. This course aims to facilitate understanding of these elements and the employer’s responsibilities for them. Please note that while these courses are presented as a series of related matters, they cannot be booked as a bundle and bookings are to be made for each course on its own.

This session will cover the following: • UIF: o Registering as an employer o Contributions to be made o Unemployment benefits provided by the fund, including the calculation thereof and the claim process o Declaration and reporting responsibilities • SDL: o Brief background to the Skills Development Fund and the SETA’s o Learnership agreements and skills programmes o Registering as an employer o Levies to be paid o Refunds o Declaration and reporting responsibilities • Compensation Fund: o Registering as an employer o Levies to be paid o When is an employee entitled to compensation from the fund and what is covered by the fund o Claims process o Declaration and reporting responsibilities

All employers or those managing the tax affairs of an employer’s entity.