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BusinessLive reports that the government and social partners are exploring possible alternative arrangements to provide relief to workers affected by Covid-19 and, at the same time, the long-term sustainability of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
This comes as the government has been accused of dragging its feet on the announcement of a decision on the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters), despite the uncertainty it has raised in the business and labour sectors. Last week, concerns were raised by Business for SA (B4SA) that the national coronavirus command council had taken a unilateral decision not to extend the Ters scheme. This was despite a commitment made by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the aid would be available until the end of the state of disaster, which has been extended to 15 November. Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi said he had a duty to ensure the UIF was not “run down” in such a way that it could not meet its future obligations to its contributors. But, at the same time, the government was conscious that the lockdown, albeit at a less strict level, was still in force and therefore there were industries that required support. “We have engaged with all partners — labour, business and community — but have so far been unable find common ground at this stage. The engagements are continuing and, in fact, have been escalated to the leadership level,” Nxesi indicated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Genevieve Quintal at BusinessLive
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