Department Of Labour Bethlehem Contact Details

Labour centres do not publish individual direct numbers nationally. For Bethlehem, in the Free State, use the national lines: UIF 0800 030 007 toll-free, or the Department on 012 309 4000.

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Which number depends on why you are going

The Department runs several separate services, and they answer on different lines. Read from labour.gov.za on 25 August 2026.

Inspection and Enforcement is the line for unsafe or unlawful working conditions, which is a different matter from a benefits claim and a different desk.

Labour centres do not settle disputes

A common and costly misunderstanding. The Department administers benefits and enforces workplace law. It does not adjudicate whether your dismissal was fair.

• Unfair dismissal or an unfair labour practice goes to the CCMA, and there are strict time limits, usually measured in weeks from the dismissal.
• Unpaid wages or leave pay can be taken up with a labour inspector, and that is the Department’s role.
• UIF benefits are claimed regardless of the fairness of the dismissal, and delay in claiming is the commonest reason for refusal.
• Injury at work goes to the Compensation Fund, which pays, not to your employer.

Every one of these services is free. Nobody may charge you to lodge a UIF claim, report an injury or bring a case, and anyone offering to for a share of the payout is defrauding you.