UIF to test June application system with a few employers

Employees at Formex in Markman protest outside the business. Picture: WERNER HILLSUnemployment Insurance Fund , the government’s main instrument to cushion workers left without an income due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will test the opening of its June applications with a few employers on Friday.

Ters and Covid-19 temporary relief grants were established as a key part of the government’s R500bn economic and social relief package to help those affected by a lockdown that’s set to push the economy into its biggest slump in about a century. The technical issues further delayed the payment of the Ters benefit leaving millions of workers waiting for their money.

He said more servers were added to handle the volumes of applications, as the system is still processing April and May applications.

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