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President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening on relief measures . Nxesi seeks additional processing capacity as first R1.1bn in TERS claims are paid

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Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi reports that his department is...

Nxesi insists UIF has capacity to administer TERS, but confirms talks with Sars . Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has confirmed that discussions are under way with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) about the prospect of using the country’s tax infrastructure to su...

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To date, ...

Nxesi’s new directive further streamlines UIF Covid-19 relief scheme . 82107_skm_c55820041609340.pdf

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Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has made further changes to the directives governing the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) of the U...

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