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Important: Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS)

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Dear X3 HR and Payroll User,

Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS)

The Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a Directive (as amended by Government Gazette No. 43216) called Covid19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) effective 26 March 2020.

This Directive will remain in operation for a period of 3 months or until it is withdrawn by the Minister, whichever comes first.

 During this COVID-19 lockdown period, most companies have shut down/closed (whether total or partial) and for some employers it is not economically possible to continue to pay employees. In this case, the Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) has created a special benefit under the Unemployment Insurance Fund as per the Directive.

We’ve created tools to assist customers as the DoEL request a specific template (CSV file) from employers containing certain information in a specific format so that the employer can apply for TERS.

The extract will give the customers flexibility to complete the TERS submission file to be submitted to the DoEL.

Please ensure that you read through the documentation before applying the pay plan patches. These must please be requested from our Support Agents. 

The DoEL has not provided final clarity on all the fields in the TERS submission file, and therefore this file is subject to change. Explanations are based on our current interpretation and the latest information received from the DoEL. It is the customers responsibility to confirm the correctness of the data to be submitted to the DoEL. The employers shall apply by reporting their closure to email box [email protected] and there shall be an automatic response outlining the application process.•  Employers must apply online at https://uifecc.labour.gov.za/covid19/

 

Kind Regards 

X3 HR and Payroll Support

  • Dear X3 Hr and Payroll User,

     

     

    The following clarification was received from the Department of Employment Labour (DoEL):

     

    For which period can the TERS benefit be claimed?

    • The TERS benefit is only available within the lockdown dates as announced by the President (currently 27 March 2020 – 30 April 2020).
    • The C19 TERS spreadsheet refers to ‘shutdown’ dates, these dates can be the same as the lockdown dates or a shorter period (depending on the employer’s scenario).
    • The period can further be shortened if the employee was employed during the lockdown period or terminated during the lockdown period.

     

    What is ‘Remuneration (Monthly)’?

    • This is UIF remuneration (as defined in the UIA) i.r.o of the last full payroll month before the lockdown period.

     

    What is ‘Remuneration Received During Shutdown Period’?

    • This is any remuneration (UIF remuneration) paid in cash or granted as a taxable benefit i.r.o of the shutdown period.
    • This amount will be used to reduce the remuneration value of the TERS benefit calculated by the Fund before it is paid.

     

    No system changes will be made to accommodate for the above as the current file will cater for the above scenarios.

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