Leaving your employer

Continuing in your private capacity

If you would like to continue the same membership, but just start paying your contributions by debit order, you need to complete your banking details for the payment. You will need to provide supporting documentation like proof of bank details and your identity document.

Retiring

If you are retiring from your employer, and would like to continue the same membership, you will need to supply your banking details for the payment to become a debit order. If you are eligible for a post-employment medical aid subsidy from Wits, you may remain as part of the Wits University Group and continue to get the group communications otherwise you will become a private individual on your medical scheme. You will need to provide supporting documentation like proof of bank details and your identity document.

Joining a new employer

If you are joining a new employer, on the same medical scheme, you will need to ask the new employer to transfer you to their group arrangements. If the new employer has a different medical scheme arrangement, Wits University will terminate your membership at the end of month of your resignation.

How to terminate your membership

As membership to a medical scheme is a condition of employment at Wits University, you may only terminate your membership if you are leaving Wits University or if you are joining your spouse’s medical scheme. You need to inform Wits University if membership must be terminated.