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BusinessLive reports that far-reaching changes are in the pipeline for the Compensation Fund, which will eventually incorporate the Compensation Commission for Occupational Diseases that is currently the under the Department of Health.
The Compensation Fund, which falls under the Department of Labour, is being restructured and is attempting to wipe out its backlog of 60,000 cases. Labour Minister Mildred said at a press briefing on Tuesday that the deputy ministers of labour, health and mineral resources were working on a plan for the integration of the two funds. The Compensation Fund has been plagued by problems of poor administration, archaic computer systems and a mountain of unpaid claims that have left workers destitute and hospital bills unpaid. According to labour director-general Thobile Lamati, the Compensation Fund was "progressing well" and was able to pay claims. The plan is to restructure the fund’s business into three divisions: compensation benefits and pensions; medical services; and disability and rehabilitation. No staff lay-offs are envisaged.
- Read this report by Linda Ensor in full at BusinessLive
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