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UIF

It’s not ANC electioneering, insists Nxesi at launch of two million jobs programme
National
/ 17 April 2024

It’s not ANC electioneering, insists Nxesi at launch of two million jobs programme

The minister said R23.8 billion would be allocated to implement the plan, with training opportunities running over the next 12 to 36 months

By Lyse Comins
Unemployment Insurance Fund fraud is a ‘lifestyle’ in KwaZulu-Natal
National
/ 16 August 2023

Unemployment Insurance Fund fraud is a ‘lifestyle’ in KwaZulu-Natal

A total of R2.6 billion was recovered by the UIF nationally through its ‘follow the money’ project which is auditing companies that benefited from Covid-19 relief scheme

By Lyse Comins
Survey: 70% of domestic workers not registered for UIF
National
/ 1 August 2023

Survey: 70% of domestic workers not registered for UIF

In its sixth annual report, SweepSouth attributes poor domestic worker pay to power cuts, inflation, the high cost of living and employers relocating

By Umamah Bakharia
ANC employees paid, but strike not over yet
Politics
/ 4 February 2022

ANC employees paid, but strike not over yet

Workers want UFI, medical aid and provident fund contributions brought up to date

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Luxury SUV allegedly bought with Ters payment fraud
National
/ 10 September 2021

Luxury SUV allegedly bought with Ters payment fraud

Lindelani Gumede bought himself a luxury Audi Q2 and settled his brother’s R560 000 bond during a spending spree

By Khaya Koko
Employers should respect women’s rights and provide domestic workers with employment contracts
Opinion
/ 31 August 2021

Employers should respect women’s rights and provide domestic workers with employment contracts

About a million women are employed to work in private homes, enabling the economy to function and their employers to work and return to clean homes and cared for children

By Kelebogile Khunou and Amy Tekie
South Africa remains under Covid-19 alert level four, with minor changes
Coronavirus
/ 11 July 2021

South Africa remains under Covid-19 alert level four, with minor changes

As the Delta variant fuels infections, the ban on alcohol sales remains, schools will stay closed until 26 July and restaurants may open with limited numbers

By Eunice Masson
Nxesi says employment and labour department must ‘talk less’ and do more
Business
/ 9 June 2021

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

By Eunice Masson
Eastern Cape citizens don’t have to visit the labour department for UIF
Coronavirus
/ 26 January 2021

Eastern Cape citizens don’t have to visit the labour department for UIF

This measure, aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, may shortly be introduced in other regions.

By Tshegofatso Mathe
EFF eyes municipalities ahead of 2021 local government elections
Politics
/ 26 October 2020

EFF eyes municipalities ahead of 2021 local government elections

EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is preparing to govern in many municipalities from next year. It is also launching a programme to defend the rights of farm workers

By Bongekile Macupe
All hands on deck, we’re trying to revive the economy
Opinion
/ 26 August 2020

All hands on deck, we’re trying to revive the economy

Existing government aid schemes must persist, and new ones created, at the same speed as Ters was set up, if we are to survive and thrive after the crisis

By Duane Newman
Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey
Coronavirus
/ 15 July 2020

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

By Sarah Smit
Labour minister paints four bleak scenarios for the UIF if layoffs go above 41%
Business
/ 2 July 2020

Labour minister paints four bleak scenarios for the UIF if layoffs go above 41%

The fund has been selling assets to make Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme payouts

By Thando Maeko
Possible lockdown retrenchments are already soaring
Business
/ 29 June 2020

Possible lockdown retrenchments are already soaring

After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs

By Sarah Smit
South Africa excludes refugees and asylum seekers from Covid-19 aid
Coronavirus
/ 29 May 2020

South Africa excludes refugees and asylum seekers from Covid-19 aid

Despite being protected in South Africa by law, these groups have been swept aside when it comes to relief packages

By Callixte Kavuro
How to claim the Covid-19 UIF benefit
Article
/ 28 April 2020

How to claim the Covid-19 UIF benefit

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

By Sarah Smit
CCMA cases stunted by lockdown
Article
/ 28 April 2020

CCMA cases stunted by lockdown

Data shows that during the lockdown the statutory body has dealt with 75% fewer cases than during the same period last year

By Sarah Smit
South Africa’s Covid-19 economic stimulus plan — opportunity out of crisis
Article
/ 21 April 2020

South Africa’s Covid-19 economic stimulus plan — opportunity out of crisis

The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide

By M&G Reporters
Ramaphosa announces R500-billion Covid-19 package for South Africa
Article
/ 21 April 2020

Ramaphosa announces R500-billion Covid-19 package for South Africa

President announces an ‘extraordinary coronavirus budget’ with R20-billion for healthcare and spending on the pandemic equal to 10% of national GDP

By Beauregard Tromp and Sipho Kings
A chance to ‘reimagine South Africa’
Article
/ 21 April 2020

A chance to ‘reimagine South Africa’

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.

By M&G Reporters
Employers are now compelled to claim Covid-19 relief from the UIF
Article
/ 17 April 2020

Employers are now compelled to claim Covid-19 relief from the UIF

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

By Sarah Smit
Covid-19: ‘Unemployment benefits will not be extended to the informal sector’
Article
/ 24 March 2020

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

By Sarah Smit
South Africa’s economic plan for Covid-19
Article
/ 23 March 2020

South Africa’s economic plan for Covid-19

Relief for small businesses, tax breaks, employment incentives — Ramaphosa’s drastic measures to fight the effects of Covid-19

By Thando Maeko and Tshegofatso Mathe
SA Express business rescue practitioners to throw in the towel
Article
/ 23 March 2020

SA Express business rescue practitioners to throw in the towel

With Covid-19 halting air travel, labour unions have been told that lack of post-commencement funding and travel bans have forced airline to the point of no return

By Sabelo Skiti
‘Creating jobs is no threat to labour’
Article
/ 26 July 2019

‘Creating jobs is no threat to labour’

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi rebuffs fears that his department will become too entangled with the private sector to rein it in

By Sarah Smit
Reserve Bank sounds frank warning
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Reserve Bank sounds frank warning

State support of Eskom and other parastatals places the financial sector’s stability at risk

By Lynley Donnelly

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