UIF heads roll over Ters irregularities
Employment & labour minister Thulas Nxesi says UIF commissioner Teboho Maruping as well as the fund’s CFO, COO and the head of the supply chain were suspended pending a forensic investigation
02 September 2020 - 15:39
UPDATED 02 September 2020 - 23:48
The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) commissioner and other senior managers overseeing government efforts to provide relief to millions of workers who lost income due to the Covid-19 pandemic were suspended on Wednesday after the auditor-general uncovered alleged fraud and irregularities in the system.
The payment of benefits under the Temporary Employer /Employee Relief Scheme (Ters), funded by the UIF, had already been hit by problems including backlogs and unauthorised payments, which left workers unable to access much-needed assistance after companies cut jobs or imposed pay reductions...
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