The UIF has also appointed a team of forensic investigators to look into all the monies that have been paid out to companies, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
While unemployment figures look bleak, Gumtree South Africa says there are just under 10 000 live job opportunities on its site.
The UIF TERS scheme is due to come to an end on 15 August – four days from now – and July applications are still not open.
Although the UIF COVID-19 relief fund has been extended to August, it looks like only certain industries will be able to apply for TERS payments.
It’s been revealed on Tuesday that the UIF / TERS payments, received by millions of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, will now continue into August.
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The UIF will now start to ‘wind down’ on its payments to businesses, but assured South Africans that every qualifying applicant will be compensated.
More people are expected to lose their jobs as a result of COVID-19
Since the start of the nation-wide lockdown, the UIF has had its hands full in processing claims from both employers and employees, which have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic
The brothers wake up every morning and ascend the local mountains to dig for precious stones that are used for paving, building houses and walls.
According to the DA, the UIF funds were then rapidly disbursed to friends and business associates over the course of five days.
The Department of Employment and Labour said approximately R4.2 billion in UIF payments have not been issued.
The worst is yet to come, despite these latest figures from StatsSA already painting a pretty bleak picture for a country battered by lockdown.
In a sombre Monday-morning address, the president laments dire job losses in a country already crippled by unemployment.
The Democratic Alliance said in a statement issued on 21 June that the R5.7 million UIF TERS fund fraud is “probably only the tip of the iceberg”.
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Workers whose employers failed to register them or contribute to the UIF will now be eligible for relief funding.
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Finally, a drop in the ocean of lockdown hardship. E-mail applications can now be submitted for the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant.
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has come out, guns blazing, against employers keeping UIF funds from their workers.
Labour centres around the country have seen an influx of unemployed people trying to get grants they were promised, but are not responsible.
The committee heard that applications from 750 employers for 8958 employees had failed bank verification
Unemployment is an issue that affects the lives of many South Africans and can have devastating effects such as poverty, crime and homelessness. Bonang Matheba calls for South Africa to address the issue.