A sharp increase in the number of social grant recipients after the introduction of the special grant during the pandemic has exacerbated the strained grant payment system
Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track
Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund
Now employers and employees can apply to the Unemployment Insurance Fund for relief scheme payments
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even beyond the pandemic
According to UIF data, only 15 888 domestic workers, of a possible 673 940, have been paid from the Covid-19 Temporary employer-employee relief scheme
Measures need to lay the foundations of a new economy and society post the pandemic
In a statement, the fund emphasised that all businesses with workers, “from spaza shops to hair salons” who are registered with the UIF can apply for this relief
The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively
The extent and length of the journey depend on a few factors, but a hard landing seems unavoidable
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19
The finance minister will brief the media following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of an R500-billion package of economic measures aimed at addressing challenges facing the economy
The boss isn’t going to end the lockdown in six days time — not if he’s called out the army and got a welfare grant from the World Bank
In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF