Workers ineligible for UIF can now claim Ters benefit
Minister Thulas Nxesi has amended a directive pertaining to Ters to now allow workers to claim even where their employers did not register them for UIF
26 May 2020 - 13:22
Thousands of workers left without means to put food on the table during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown have found some relief now that they can access Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) special benefits, even if their employers have not registered or paid contributions.
Employment & labour minister Thulas Nxesi on Monday amended a directive pertaining to the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) to now allow workers to claim even where their employers did not register them for UIF, provide the required details, or pay the necessary contributions...
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