Africa-Press – South-Africa. Government has approved the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s relief scheme for workers whose companies were impacted by the recent civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
UIF’s Destroyed, Affected or Looted Workplaces: Temporary Financial Relief Scheme was created to help workers whose workplaces have been closed due to recent unrest.
The Department of Employment and Labour said employers who are not registered with UIF will have to register first to benefit from the relief scheme.
Employers that qualify will be required to apply on behalf of their employees through a process that the UIF will specify.
Employers will also be required to meet the following conditions:
Payment of the temporary financial relief will only be made directly into the worker’s bank account unless the UIF Commissioner specifies other conditions.
The financial relief will be paid based on the income replacement rate calculated on the sliding scale of 38%-60%, based on the employee’s remuneration.
The maximum payment will not exceed R 6 700 and the minimum will be not less than R3 500 per month, or a flat rate as the minister or accounting authority may decide.
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