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

Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions

2. Purpose of this Act

 

The purpose of this Act is to establish an unemployment insurance fund to which employers and employees contribute and from which employees who become unemployed or their beneficiaries, as the case may be, are entitled to benefits and in so doing to alleviate the harmful economic and social effects of unemployment.