All Unemployment Insurance Fund Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) payments, were suspended on August 24 by the Department of Employment and Labour while it conducted an investigation, according to an alert from the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA).
The alert said the Department had identified and was investigating a number of anomalies in respect of past payments made to persons who are deceased, imprisoned or who are minors.
Yesterday (August 26), the Department of Employment and Labour announced the lifting of the suspension and said payments would resume, and the investigation was ongoing.
An online survey conducted by NEASA among its members showed the following results at August 24:
- 18% of employers still hadn’t received their April UIF/TERS monies. Of the 88% of employers who received payment, only 68% were paid in full.
- 19% of employers still hadn’t received their May UIF/TERS monies. Of the 81% of employers who received payment, only 69% were paid in full.
- 30% of employers still hadn’t received their June UIF/TERS monies. Of the 70% of employers who received payment, only 77% were paid in full.
- 95% of employers still hadn’t received their July UIF/TERS monies. Of the 5% of employers who received payment, only 47% were paid in full.
