labour.gov.za : How to Activate uFiling Account

Organization : The South African Department of Labour
Head Quarters: Pretoria
Facility : How to Activate uFiling Account

Website : https://www.labour.gov.za/
Activate Here : https://ufiling.labour.gov.za/uif/

How To Activate uFiling Account?

Domestics :
To activate your Domestic uFiling account you need to have the following documents and information available :
** Your valid UIF reference number as supplied by the UIF when you registered
** Your valid 13 Digit South African ID number or a valid Passport number

Related / Similar Service :
cfonline.labour.gov.za

UIF Online Registration

** Your e-mail address where all correspondence will be emailed
** Your banking account details and valid branch code that you will nominate to be used to securely pay your UIF contributions

Who is a domestic worker?
** A domestic worker could be a gardener, a driver or a person who looks after children, the aged, sick, frail or disabled in a private household, but not on a farm.
** This is the view taken in the Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002 (Act No. 4 of 2002)

How To Activate Commercial uFiling Account?

To activate you Commercial uFiling account you need to have the following documents and information available :
** Your valid UIF reference number as supplied by the UIF when you registered
** Your valid 13 Digit South African ID number or a valid Passport number
** Your e-mail address where all correspondence will be emailed

** Your company’s official registration name and details as provided by the Registrar of Companies which is the CK1 form for CC’s and CM1 or CM3 for Proprietary Limited companies
** Your banking account details and valid branch code that you will nominate to be used to securely pay your UIF contributions.
** For commercial employers this would normally be your company’s bank account

Who is a commercial employer?
** A commercial employer is a legal or registered entity that employs the services of any person and remunerates that person within the guidelines as provided within the Basic Conditions of Employment

How To Activate Agent uFiling Account?

To activate your Agent uFiling account you need to have the following documents and information available :
** A valid UIF reference number for either a domestic employer or a commercial employer that you as an agent will be acting on behalf of
** Your valid 13 Digit South African ID number or a valid Passport number
** Your e-mail address where all correspondence will be emailed

** As an Agent acting on behalf of a commercial employer you will need the company’s official name and details as provided by the Registrar of Companies which is the CK1 form for CC’s and CM1 or CM3 for Proprietary Limited companies

** The bank account details and valid branch code that will be nominated to pay UIF contributions.
** For agents this would be the agent’s bank account.
** Alternative bank accounts are provided for once you have activated your uFiling account

Who is an agent?
** An agent is a uFiler who has activated a uFiling account on behalf of another person or employer and uses uFiling on behalf of that person or employer and has a written mandate from that person or employer to act on their behalf

How To Activate Employee uFiling Account?

To activate your Employee account you need to have the following documents and information available :
** Your valid 13 Digit South African ID number
** Your e-mail address where all correspondence will be emailed

** As an online registered Employee you will be able to securely submit your Application for Benefits (for Unemployment, Maternity, Illness and Adoption), to submit Continuation of Payment and Notice of Appeal

Who is an Employee?
** An Employee can register on the Employee Portal if the Employer has been accredited by the UIF.
** This portal will allow the Employee to securely submit forms to the UIF electronically.

Contact Address :
Laboria House
215 Francis Baard Street
Pretoria

Some Important Information From Comments

Comments:
1. How do I activate my ufiling account? I can’t login (or) reset my password because the account is not activated. When I go to the Home page (cause that’s where I am being redirected to every time), there is no Activate button on the website. I get the same error message every single time. This is so frustrating!

2. I registered for u-filing some time ago, but has not received an e-mail to activate my account. All phone numbers are unavailable for past few months. Labour department offices are not able to help. Who can I contact?

Functions of Labour uFiling

Some of the functions that can be performed through Labour uFiling include:

Declaration of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF):
Employers are required to register for UIF and declare their employees’ details, including their salaries, on a monthly basis through Labour uFiling.

Submission of Employer Interim Reconciliation:
Employers are required to submit an interim reconciliation of their employees’ tax and other deductions to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) twice a year, in addition to their annual reconciliation. This can be done through Labour uFiling.

Submission of Employment Equity Reports:
Employers with more than 50 employees are required to submit employment equity reports to the Department of Employment and Labour on an annual basis. This can be done through Labour uFiling.

Additional Generic Procedure

To activate your uFiling account online, you can follow these steps:
1. Go to the uFiling website at https://ufiling.labour.gov.za/.
2. Click on the “Activate My Account” button.
3. Enter your UIF reference number and your ID number.
4. Click on the “Send Activation Code” button.
5. Check your email for an activation code.
6. Enter the activation code in the text box provided.
7. Click on the “Activate Account” button.

Your uFiling account will be activated. You can now log in to your account and start using uFiling to submit your UIF declarations and payments.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind when activating your uFiling account online:
** You must have a valid UIF reference number and ID number to activate your uFiling account.
** You will need to provide an email address where you can receive the activation code.
** The activation code is valid for 24 hours.
** If you do not receive the activation code in your email, you can request a new code by clicking on the “Resend Activation Code” button.