UIF TERS Application Assistance

TBCSA has signed an agreement with the Department of Labour (DOL) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to expedite the payments of benefits to employees affected by COVID-19 during South Africa’s national lockdown.

The COVID-19 UIF Beneficiary Process – Temporary Employers Relief Scheme (TERS)

• Employee benefits will be paid for the duration of the national lockdown (this may be extended).
• The benefits will be paid directly to Employees or Employers
• The UIF will take up to 48 hours to verify information after receiving each application.
• The UIF will take an additional 48 hours to disburse the COVID-19 benefit to Employees if the application is approved. 
• The UIF will calculate the benefit as per the directive namely: 
  • 38%-60% in terms of income replacement sliding scale contained in the Act; or 
  • If the employee’s benefit determined in terms of the income replacement sliding scale falls below the minimum wage for the sector, the employee will be paid a benefit equal to that minimum wage
  • The employees’ remuneration up to a maximum of R17,712.00 is taken into account in determining the benefit. 
• All fully compliant applications will be completed and paid within 10 days (maximum). 

Who Can Submit a Claim? 

1. Employers on behalf of their employees

ALL SUBMISSIONS TO UIF MUST BE LODGED ON THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR TBCSA TO MONITOR PROGRESS WITH UIF: https://covid19ters.typeform.com/to/ID2B0H

The TBCSA and Department of Labour/UIF will have meetings every 5 days to monitor the progress of applications and payments to beneficiaries. Please ensure you log all applications after submission to UIF on this TBCSA link  https://covid19ters.typeform.com/to/ID2B0H

If you have any questions or need further clarity on the above, please do not hesitate to contact me on ceo@saaci.org