Understanding Unemployment Insurance Law forms part of the Juta’s Pocket Companions series. Titles in this series explain key legislation in non-legalistic language, in an affordable accessible format. 

The book begins with a brief outline of the legislative history and then systematically explains the different pieces of legislation which provide protection to the unemployed. At the end of each chapter, key-points boxes provide the reader with concise summaries of the commentary and FAQs assist the reader by anticipating and answering potential questions. Understanding Unemployment Insurance Law deals with the scope of the insurance cover, the institutional framework, the duties and rights of contributors and employees, eligibility for benefits, dispute settlement and enforcement. Selected unemployment insurance forms are included for easy reference.

• General introduction and historical background
• Personal scope of coverage
• Administrative and institutional framework
• Duties and rights: contributors and/or dependants
• Duties and rights: employers
• Benefits and eligibility conditions
• Funding and financing
• Dispute settlement and enforcement
• List of cases
• List of statutes
• Annexures
• Application for registration as an employer
• Application for registration as an employer of domestic employees
• Declaration of information of commercial employees and workers employed in a private household
• Application to pay benefits into a banking account
• Application for illness benefits
• Remuneration received by the employee whilst still in employment
• Application for continuation of payment of illness benefits
• Application for maternity benefits
• Application for continuation of payment of maternity benefits
• Application for adoption benefits
• Application for dependant’s benefits by surviving spouse or life partner
• Application for dependant’s benefits by  child/children of deceased
• Notice of appeal against a decision of a claims officer