Legal Glossary
Unemployed
Definition
A person who loses employment as a result of dismissal, the expiry of a fixed-term contract, or the insolvency or death of an employer.
An employee who loses his/her work as a result of his/her dismissal, fixed-term contract coming to an end, or the insolvency or death of his/her employer. An employee cannot claim from the UIF if s/he resigned.