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UIF goes after employers who illegally benefited from Covid-19 TERS funds
The noose around the necks of those who illegally benefited from the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) is tightening…
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Unwitting security guard at Labour Centre asks Commissioner for a bribe
Unemployment Insurance Fund Commissioner, Teboho Maruping, has opened a criminal case with police against a private security guard who requested…
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UIF on mission to get back claim TERS money
The Unemployment Insurance Fund says it’s on a mission to get back money defrauded through false TERS claims. So far…
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Workers at risk of losing jobs due to riots will be helped through UIF, says Minister Nxesi
The Labour Minister has warned that 75,000 people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng faced being laid off or retrenched after the…
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President Ramaphosa announces return of R350 grants & assistance for looted businesses
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of interventions to assist those who have been hardest hit by the impact…
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Minister Nxesi given 2 months to investigate R 86m irregular expenditure
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is giving Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi two months to investigate…
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AG Tsakani Maluleke says procurement of PPEs saw the biggest corruption
The Auditor-General said the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) remained the biggest target in COVID-19-related corruption. AG Tsakani Maluleke…
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Extension of R350 COVID-19 grant to provide lifeline for struggling South Africans
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the R350 special COVID-19 social relief of distress grant will be extended for the next…
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UIF to pay billions in outstanding Covid-19 TERS funds
The Unemployment Insurance Fund will pay outstanding Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (TERS) funds this week to millions of qualifying workers…
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October deadline for employers to submit Unemployment Insurance Fund claims
There is some hope for struggling workers and businesses who have not received money from the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Employers…
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Unemployment Insurance Fund to resume Covid-19 TERS benefit payouts next week
The Unemployment Insurance Fund‘s (UIF) Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) payments intended to provide financial assistance to employees during the…
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UIF to resume COVID-19 relief fund payments
The Unemployment Insurance Fund says it will resume COVID-19 TERS payments on Monday. Payments were put on hold two weeks…
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Unemployment Insurance relief Fund now extended until mid-September
The Unemployment Insurance Fund has announced a further extension to the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme benefit payments until September 15.…
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Unemployment Insurance Fund introduces new controls on verify banking details
In a bid to eliminate the exploitation of the COVID-19 temporary employee relief scheme, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has…
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Unemployment Insurance Fund not a source of easy money for crooks: Minister Thulas Nxesi
Labour and Employment minister Thulas Nxesi has saluted the arrest of five suspects accused of looting the country’s Unemployment Insurance…
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COVID-19: UIF urges claimants to submit correct information
The Unemployment Insurance fund says employees and employers need to submit the correct information in their applications. UIF Commissioner Teboho…
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UIF has paid over R15bn to more than 3 million people: Thulas Nxesi
Unemployment Insurance Fund has paid out over R15-billion to over 3-million people due to the impact of COVID, that’s according…
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Data leak on UIF COVID-19 relief scheme website
The Unemployment Insurance Fund has apologised for its failure to capture online temporary relief fund claims this month. That’s after…
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Presidential hotline taking coronavirus calls
To ensure South Africans can interact with the government to receive services during the lockdown, the presidential hotline is assisting…
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Unemployment Insurance Fund payments delayed
The Unemployment Insurance Fund and SA Road and Passenger Bargaining Council are at loggerheads over money that hasn’t been paid…
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Hundreds of thousands of workers may not receive UIF payments
The Unemployment Insurance Fund says it’s swamped with claims from people not registered on the system. It warns that it…
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Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says more than R1.6bn paid by UIF for Covid-19 relief
More than 600,000 workers have benefited from the Unemployment Insurance Fund relief scheme since the declaration of the Covid-19 lockdown.…
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Here is what you need to know about Unemployment Insurance Fund benefit
The COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown in South Africa has forced some people to stay home. The Unemployment Insurance…
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Domestic worker’s rights during the lockdown
Many South African householders are continuing to pay domestic workers during the lockdown, even though they are not working. People…
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