Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Covid-19 Temporary Relief Scheme, 2020

4. Illness benefit
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4.1 Where an employee is in quarantine for 14 days due to Covid-19 pandemic, the employee shall qualify for illness benefit.

 

4.2 Confirmation from both the employer and the employee must be submitted together with the application as a proof that the employee was in an agreed pre-cautionary self-quarantine for 14 days.

 

4.3 In this instance, the confirmation letters from the employer and employee shall suffice.

 

4.4 Should an employee be quarantined for more than 14 days, a medical certificate from a medical practitioner must be submitted together with continuation form for payment.