LETTER: Daily dashboard would help monitor UIF’s pulse
Ters claims should be reflected in a clear and accessible communication channel
14 April 2020 - 15:27
Business Day is right in saying the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) faces the biggest challenge of its existence in responding to the coronavirus pandemic (“The UIF faces the biggest challenge of its existence”, April 14).
According to the UIF, so far 27,000 businesses have applied for the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) benefit. This is far below your newspaper’s estimated figure of 1-million applications that are likely to be submitted. Meanwhile, no money has yet been paid out...
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