2020-05-27
MAY TERS applications are supposed to have opened.
TERS application for May were supposed to be accepted from midnight last night, according to the Department of Employment and Labour.
This is not the case.
The TERS site (https://uifecc.labour.gov.za/covid19/) states simply that applications have not opened for May, and that we should check their website regularly. [Read More…]
Mark - 06:50 @ common, Industrial Relations, Human Resources
2020-05-20
Vulnerable employees and COVID-19
Two groups of people who are at higher risk of contracting severe COVID-19, and are considered vulnerable employees are –
- People over the age of 60; and
- persons with underlying medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer. [Read More…]
Mark - 04:43 @ common, Industrial Relations, Human Resources, B-BBEE
2020-05-11
Queries cleared up - TERS Q&A
Sole use of the benefit: Only to cover the cost of salaries during the closure. Employers may not withdraw the funds paid by the UIF, or draw any cheques from the funds. [Read More…]
Mark - 11:33 @ common, Industrial Relations, Human Resources, B-BBEE
Employment and Labour Minister Nxesi guns for employers who are not passing on COVID relief benefits to workers (www.labour.gov.za: 8 May 2020 )
The Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has come out blazing against employers who have received Unemployment Insurance Fund Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits from the UIF but are not passing on the money to workers. [Read More…]
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2020-05-05
A bit of breathing space – Employment Equity Targets
The achievement of your Employment Equity Targets will be difficult this year, the Commission for Employment Equity conceded yesterday. [Read More…]
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