Thanks for taking the time to read, kindly advise on situation
I was pregnant and hospitalized for four months, I then went onto maternity leave for four months. I returned to work but was advised by my company that I could take more leave due to my baby still being in hospital. I was then called in 2 weeks later and was told that I will need to accept voluntary retrenchment and the company will pay me a package to leave as my child was sickly and this would be a strain on the company Or accept retrenchment after six months due to job becoming redundant. I accepted voluntary retrenchment. I needed to submit a UIF claim and asked the company to complete my forms. I received the forms from them stating that I asked for the retrenchment and not the company. Can I take any legal action against them.
Unfortunately you cannot claim Unemployment benefits if you voluntarily retire. This is because the UIF doesnt want situations where an individual works for 2 weeks then decides too quite and claim Unemployment benefits.