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Engineering News reports that Minister Thulas Nxesi has outlined interventions by the Department of Employment and Labour on how it will be assisting affected workers across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) following the recent civil unrest.
The Minister advised that his department was collating all the necessary workers’ information so they could benefit from both the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Public Employment Services (PES) work-seekers database for re-employment when the Theku Plaza, in Newcastle, resumed its operations in the near future. It is estimated that about 1,800 workers in the Theku Plaza region lost their jobs as a result of the looting. PES deputy director-general Sam Morotoba encouraged all the affected workers to register with the PES “so they can be assisted when employers request workers for possible recruiting”. He also urged workers to access employment counselling services provided by the department at the Newcastle labour office. The UIF’s Advocate Mzie Yawa emphasised the importance of benefits for workers in these trying times and encouraged all workers to apply for unemployment insurance benefits, including Temporary Employers/Employees Relief Scheme benefits. Nxesi encouraged employers to access South African Special Risk Insurance Association compensation. He further urged employers to apply for the Reduced Work Benefit from the Beneficiary Service of his department so that those affected and working for minimal hours could access relief.
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