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Engineering News reports that Business for SA (B4SA) has requested a decision reversal following the decision of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to halt the Covid Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) benefit.
B4SA observed that, “if government believes the remaining Level 1 restrictions are necessary, Ters must be retained”. The lobby organisation stressed that the NCCC’s decision not to extend the Ters benefit “will have serious negative implications for employers and employees, and the economy as a whole.” Under the current Ters direction, the benefit applied until 15 September, but B4SA pointed out that President Cyril Ramaphosa had committed that the benefit would be available until the end of the state of disaster. According to B4SA, there were still significant numbers of employees who were vulnerable and whose employers were unable to implement special measures to ensure their safe return to work, or who were unable to return to work on a full-time basis on account of the current government restrictions under the state of disaster. B4SA noted that the funds were employee and employer contributions and it pointed out that investigations had found that there were sufficient liquid funds, amounting to R51-billion, available in the UIF to maintain benefits until the end of December.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Engineering News
- Hear too, B4SA rebukes decision to not extend UIF Ters benefit (audio), at Moneyweb
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