R3,4 billion has been voluntarily returned to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) by employers who benefited from the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Covid-19 TERS). The figure was revealed by UIF Commissioner,…
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will open and begin processing the latest and last round of Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme Benefits (Covid-19 Ters) applications from Monday, November 23 until December 31,…
A number of bank accounts linked to a KwaZulu-Natal man, who allegedly defrauded the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) of almost R700,000, have been frozen by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). NPA national spokesman Sipho Ngwema…
Employees who get salary cuts can still apply for Reduced Work Time Benefit The department of employment and labour has no alternative funding measures for companies and employees who require funding under level 3 lockdown. This comes as…
There has been some confusion about how employees who will not be paid during the lockdown can access promised financial help from the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Last week, the government announced UIF would help employers and employees…
The Department of Labour has warned the public of a bogus website doing the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. In a statement, the department’s spokesman Teboho Thejane said the website was being used by would-be…