No UIF pick-up for minibus drivers
As the national lockdown grinds into its second month, minibus taxi drivers will not be lining up to claim unemployment money
03 May 2020 - 00:05
As the national lockdown grinds into its second month, minibus taxi drivers will not be lining up to claim unemployment money — even though a 15-year-old sectoral determination signed by the government says they should be able to.
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said at a recent briefing that because the taxi industry is not regulated, the industry’s 200,000 employees — mostly drivers and taxi-rank marshals — are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) payments...
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