The Citizen reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the extension of the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) in an effort to support people who have been affected by lockdown restrictions.

He addressed the nation on Sunday night, when he announced the extension of SA’s adjusted Alert Level 4 lockdown for another 14 days. Ramaphosa said that following negotiations between the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and social partners, it was decided to extend the Ters scheme for sectors affected by the lockdown measures. “On the basis of these discussions, the UIF has decided that the Covid-19 Ters scheme should be extended to sectors that are affected by adjusted Level 4 restrictions. The details of the extension will be published shortly following the finalisation of the full scheme, which will include further details on who is eligible for this support,” he indicated. According to Ramaphosa, the Ters scheme has provided more than R60 billion to protect the jobs of 5.5 million workers. Meanwhile, the sale of alcohol remains prohibited under Level 4.

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