16 October 2020 B4SA WELCOMES RECOVERY PLAN, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION Business for South Africa (B4SA), the alliance of volunteers formed to support the national response to combat and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of far-reaching plans for economic reconstruction and recovery. B4SA has spent a considerable time formulating an accelerated…
9th September 2020 B4SA SUPPORTS UIF TERS EXTENSION Business for South Africa (B4SA) is pleased to note the announcement by Employment and Labour Minister Thembelani Nxesi of the further extension of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) operated by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). It appears that this extension will last until the state of…
B4SA NOTES ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESUMPTION OF UIF TERS PAYMENTS Business for South Africa (B4SA) notes the announcement by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) that Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits are to resume following a halting of payments due to investigations into system integrity problems. “The move is greeted with relief, though it is still…
BUSINESS FOR SA: GUIDANCE NOTE FOR ALERT LEVEL 2 INTRODUCTION On 18 August 2020, South Africa moved to Alert Level (AL) 2 of the national state of disaster under amended regulations promulgated in terms of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 (the AL2 Regulations). AL2 sees a further reopening of the economy, minimal restrictions on movement…
STATEMENT FROM BUSINESS UNITY SOUTH AFRICA (BUSA): CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THEFT Crime and corruption harm vulnerable citizens the most BUSA CEO, Cas Coovadia, commented: “Corruption kills. It kills nurses, doctors, commuters and citizens relying on fake PPE or without any protection because of corruption and theft. Corruption diverts funds from…
BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS COVID-19 DEATHS TO PEAK IN LATE AUGUST; CALLS FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AND ECONOMIC REFORM Business for South Africa (B4SA) calls on business and all South Africans to continue to take preventative action to curb the rapid rate at which COVID-19 is spreading through the country. The steep and dramatic surge in…
FUNCTIONING IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 – RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS COVID-19 will be a reality for our foreseeable future. To successfully operate under these new conditions, we need to innovate, rapidly adjust and adopt new ways of working, interacting and taking care of each other. On Tuesday, Business for South Africa hosted a webinar on…
PROSPECTS FOR AN EXTENSION OF TERS BEYOND JUNE 2020 Though greatly delayed, we are pleased to be able to advise that Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) payments for June now appear to be flowing from the Unemployment Insurance Fund to employees or to employers to pass on to their employees. Business for South Africa…
WEBCAST LINK: BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA Delivering an accelerated economic recovery strategy Business for South Africa, the alliance of volunteer resources from across the South African business community, has launched its proposed Economic Recovery Strategy: “A New Inclusive Economic Future for South Africa”. To listen to the media webcast presentation, please go to: B4SA Media Webcast Economic…
BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA CALLS ON BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO ADOPT CONTACT TRACING Business for South Africa (B4SA), in referring to President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the enhanced level 3 regulations last month, and which further eased restrictions on economic activities, wishes to remind members that the threat remains for infections to increase exponentially. Our goal remains to accelerate the opening of the…
The B4SA ACCELERATED ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY is being put forward as the basis for an intensive process of engagement, which we hope will lead to increased trust between societal stakeholders, and to a new form of partnership between government and business in pursuit of shared challenges. To access the full B4SA Accelerated Economic Recovery Strategy please go…
A new inclusive economic future for South Africa: Delivering an accelerated economic recovery strategy South Africa will only be able to materially improve the lives of all South Africans and deliver on the promise of 1994 if we are able to kick-start, and sustain, high levels of inclusive economic growth. South Africa entered a technical…
FREE ANTI COVID-19 ‘BEHAVIOUR CHANGE’ CAMPAIGN TOOLKITS FOR BUSINESS USE The Solidarity Fund launched its Citizens in Solidarity campaign to help drive positive and healthy behaviour as a key tool in South Africa’s fight against the spread of the Coronavirus as the country braces for its peak. If you’re a brand or business that’s looking to collaborate, follow this…
29 June 2020 BUSINESS FOR SA GUIDANCE NOTE: ALERT LEVEL 3 REGULATIONS This note serves to outline the present regulatory framework pertaining to AL3 and to highlight the likely areas of interest or concern for B4SA members. Since adopting a risk-adjusted strategy to COVID-19, the South African government has gradually lifted restrictions on economic activity…
Compiled by Business for South Africa Community and relevant Informal Market Sector Bodies & Organisations. Please note attached one-page sector guidelines are now available for download on the Return to Work website at https://www.return2work.co.za/informal-sectors/. We have also attached PDF copies of the guidelines below as well as abbreviated versions of the guides that were designed for…
24th June 2020 CONCERNS ABOUT JUNE TERS APPLICATIONS We advised employers earlier today that the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) is now open for applications for June. However, a number of employer applicants have detected serious security breaches in the system, with some data being accessible by other applicants. B4SA has asked…
24 June 2020 JUNE TERS APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN This is to advise employers that the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) is now open for applications for June, the final month of the scheme. It appears that the June applications follow the same procedures and have the same requirements as the May applications, including…
23rd June 2020 UIF WEBCAST: RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUERIES AT 17 June 2020; INVITATION TO A WEBINAR ON uFILING Business for South Africa (B4SA) conducted a webcast on 17 June 2020 to assist employers struggling with their UIF Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefit applications. There wasn’t time to answer all questions. The individuals who…
19th June 2020 BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA COMMENTS ON UIF/TERS DELAYS AND SHORTCOMINGS Business for South Africa (B4SA) has expressed its surprise at the narrative issued by the Minister of Employment and Labour (DEL), Thulas Nxesi, and the leadership of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) attributing the delays and shortcomings in the disbursement of Temporary…
18th June 2020 BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY; JOINS PRESIDENT IN CONDEMNING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN Business for South Africa welcomes President Ramaphosa’s announcement last night (Wednesday 17 June) of the enhanced level 3 regulations which will further lift restrictions on many economic activities. We further wholeheartedly endorse the President’s…
17th June 2020 BRIEFING ON UIF TERS BENEFITS AND INVITATION TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONAIRE ON UIF TERS WEBCAST Business for South Africa today hosted a webcast where members were invited to hear a presentation and discuss challenges faced in applying for and receiving benefits from the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). The presentation by Robert…
SOUTH AFRICANS ENCOURAGED TO USE COVID-19 DIGITAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TOOL Dial *134*832# Follow the menu instructions and answer a series of short questions. The National Department of Health (NDoH) recently launched HealthCheck, an innovative digital health assessment tool which allows for early detection, mapping and management of Covid-19 cases using USSD and the official Covid-19…
LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTIVE INTRODUCES CHANGES On 04 June 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour published amendments, by way of a consolidated Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace which sets out additional obligations in respect of the safe opening and continuing operation of a workplace. This note should be read with the initial…
BUSINESS FOR SA: ALERT LEVEL 3 GUIDANCE NOTE On 28 May 2020, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (the Minister) promulgated amendments to the regulations in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (the Regulations), providing the legal framework for Alert Level (AL) 3, to which the whole of South Africa will move from 1 June 2020. This note serves to outline…
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