The government and social partners are exploring possible alternative arrangements to provide relief to workers affected by Covid-19 and, at the same time, the long-term sustainability of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

This comes as the government has been accused of dragging its feet on the announcement of a decision on the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters), despite the uncertainty it has raised in the business and labour sectors...

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