Guide a worker in South Africa through an unemployment insurance claim: which benefit applies, eligibility, how credits and the benefit amount work, the documents, the application steps online or at a labour centre, the time limit, and what to do when a claim is delayed or rejected. Use when asked how do I claim UIF, can I claim UIF if I resigned, how much UIF will I get, what documents do I need for UIF, or my UIF claim is stuck. Produces an eligibility verdict, a benefit estimate method, a document checklist, the application steps, a follow-up log and an appeal route. Not legal advice.
“I was retrenched last week. How do I claim UIF and how much will I get?”“Can I claim UIF if I resigned because of how I was treated?”“My employer never gave me the form. What now?”“My UIF claim has been pending for two months.”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/za-uif-claim-guide.html”
What to give it
▸Why work ended or stopped — retrenchment, dismissal, contract expiry, resignation, insolvency of the employer, illness, maternity, parental or adoption leave, reduced working time, or death of a contributor (dependants' claim)
▸Last working day
▸Length of contribution over the past four years — and average monthly pay
▸Whether the employer deducted contributions and declared them
▸Whether the claimant is available for and seeking — work
▸Citizenship or permit status
▸Whether bank details can be verified in the — claimant's name
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓The benefit type is identified first
✓The resignation rule is applied correctly
✓The time limit is stated and marked for verification
✓The employer's documents are listed separately
✓The estimate uses the fund's method, not a guessed rate
✓An appeal route is included
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not tell someone who resigned that they qualify for unemployment benefits** without the constructive dismissal caveat.
**Do not quote a fixed percentage as the benefit.**
**Do not suggest claiming while working.**
**Do not recommend paying an agent** to speed up a claim.
**Do not let the claim period lapse** while waiting for an employer's paperwork; apply and report the gap.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp