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All workers can now benefit from UIF relief scheme

01/06/2020
Publication: New Frame
Author: Press Writer

Distressed workers not registered with the UIF can now apply for special Covid-19 relief benefits, and they no longer have to depend on their employers to do it on their behalf.

Workers in precarious employment as well as domestic and farm workers who had been excluded from applying for benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) have secured a victory after challenging the unfairness of certain rules governing the temporary employer and employee relief scheme (TERS).

Category: MEDIA COVERAGE | COVID 19