Directive for six-week Ters benefit extension yet to be published
The application process for the extended Covid-19 relief scheme cannot open until the ministerial directive is made
11 August 2020 - 17:45
The application process for the extended Covid-19 relief scheme, which would allow workers to receive much-needed money for July and August, is still not open because the government has not yet published a directive on it.
The Temporary Employer/Employee Relief scheme (Ters) was initially envisaged to cover April, May and June and was established as a key part of the government’s R500bn economic and social relief package to help those affected by the lockdown, which is set to push the economy into its biggest slump in about a century...
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