{"id":68916,"date":"2021-02-23T10:36:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T08:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/?p=68916"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:19:16","slug":"budget2021-how-will-the-finance-minister-fund-the-uif-covid-19-ters-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/budget2021-how-will-the-finance-minister-fund-the-uif-covid-19-ters-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget2021: How will the Finance Minister fund the UIF COVID-19 TERS benefit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/compliance\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Compliance<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBudget2021: How will the Finance Minister fund the UIF COVID-19 TERS benefit?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-02-23T10:36:47+02:00\">Feb 23, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Budget2021: How will the Finance Minister fund the UIF COVID-19 TERS benefit?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/budget2021-how-will-the-finance-minister-fund-the-uif-covid-19-ters-benefit\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/author\/yolandiesterhuizen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/Yolandi-Esterhuizen-Sage-1-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Yolandi Esterhuizen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/Yolandi-Esterhuizen-Sage-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/Yolandi-Esterhuizen-Sage-1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Yolandi Esterhuizen<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Temporary Employee\/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) provides financial relief to South African workers when their employers could not pay them or were required to take compulsory leave during different phases of the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa. We hope the Finance Minister will address the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/what-will-budget2021-hold-when-most-businesses-and-consumers-dont-have-more-to-give\/\"> TERS financial implications<\/a> in the upcoming Budget Speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When the Minister of Employment and Labour first announced the TERS scheme, the budget was R40-billion. However, employees and employers have claimed close to R60-billion in payments since March last year, excluding valid outstanding TERS claims and TERS&#8217; extension from 16 October 2020 to 15 March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/payroll-qa-your-questions-answered-about-covid-19-relief-options-for-businesses\/\">Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)<\/a> has also seen a sharp rise in claims for &#8216;reduced work time&#8217; benefits because employers implement &#8216;reduced work time&#8217; to accommodate COVID-19 safety measures in the workplace.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">What&#8217;s more, many South Africans lost their jobs permanently during the pandemic, resulting in increased volumes of normal UIF claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">These numbers will only increase due to the economic state caused by the pandemic and lockdown. This leaves us with the burning question of where the funds will come from. The question is whether the Minister of Finance will consider an increase in the UIF contribution limit by taking the following facts into account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The UIF contribution limit is currently R14 872 per month, which calculates the maximum UIF contributions. Therefore, the maximum monthly contribution is R148.72 for both the employee and employer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The UIF benefit limit is higher than that at R17&nbsp;712 per month, which is used to calculate the UIF benefits payable to the employee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It, therefore, makes sense to possibly increase the UIF contribution limit to R17&nbsp;712 per month, resulting in a maximum monthly contribution of R177.12 for both the employee and employer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Will the Minister of Finance increase the UIF contribution limit to align with the UIF benefit limit? 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We hope the Finance Minister will address the TERS financial implications in the upcoming Budget Speech. 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