Companies are refusing to apply for relief schemes, says South African Payroll Association.
Some SA companies are not applying for relief schemes for their employees, says the SA Payroll Association.Some companies in SA are allegedly refusing to apply for the government’s temporary employer-employee relief scheme , leaving workers cash-strapped in the lockdown.
The SA Payroll Association said it has received several complaints from employees whose salaries have been cut, but their employers have not tried to claim from the labour department’s Ters. According to the association's president, Arlene Leggat, many employers who have not applied for these funds believed that they would not receive them.UIF and pensions during Covid-19 have been a major concern for employers and employees across the country. Minister of employment and labour Thulas Nxesi has announced a Covid-19 relief fund for employers and their employees. More than 100,000 payments to companies have already been made by the scheme.
“If your company has had to reduce employees’ hours, cut salaries, or both, it is your responsibility to start the application process so that your employees don’t have a reduced salary during these uncertain times,” she said.
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