Compensation Fund
latest news & developmentsGovernment wasted R38 billion in overspending, auditor general says
A disregard for the rule of law also saw the country lose R14 billion through payment of goods not received
SA one of the biggest spenders on social assistance globally — World Bank
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
Nxesi says employment and labour department must ‘talk less’ and do more
The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled
The ‘lockdown generation’ has been hit hardest by Covid-19
The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before
Under lockdown SA’s working poor is just poor
Last week, the International Labour Organisation warned that the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak would have a devastating effect on global working poverty
Covid-19: ‘Unemployment benefits will not be extended to the informal sector’
Almost three million workers are not covered by measures implemented by the department of employment and labour to lessen the economic effects of the coronavirus
Compensation Fund capacity grilled
Despite fears that backdated claims by domestic workers may cripple the beleaguered Compensation Fund, the labour department said it will honour its legal obligations
‘Broken’ claims system will fix Compensation Fund corruption
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi addressed concerns about the beleaguered fund, which compensates workers injured on the job
Listeriosis: Mind the regulatory gap
The regulations and management of food safety standards need to be overhauled, say experts
ANC KZN wants land with no compensation
Branches in KwaZulu-Natal want leaders who will push for the expropriation of land without compensation, according to chairperson Sihle Zikalala.
Steel sector flouts labour laws, says Dept of Labour
The Department of Labour said on Friday that preliminary findings of the ongoing inspections of compliance by the South African iron and steel industry painted a picture of an…