UIF releases an online list of companies that received payments.

Workers who are put on leave, have been laid off temporarily or whose employers can’t afford to pay their full salaries are entitled to a payout from the UIF. You can access the list here.

The maximum a worker will get is R6,730 a month (if you earn more than R17,700) – while the minimum amount is R3,500.

By Sunday, the UIF paid out R5.3 billion in Covid-19 benefits to companies, benefiting over 1 million workers. A further R2.4 billion was cleared for payment on Monday, with R1.9 billion in payments still outstanding.

According to labour minister Thulas Nxesi, the government estimates that 220,000 employees should have benefited but their employers did not apply. Employees can now apply directly with the UIF for the Ters funding.