Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesCOVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) Direction, 20214. Application for benefits |
| 4.1 | An employer or employee contemplated herein may apply for the benefits contained in this Direction as provided under clause 5 of the Directive and in terms of any additional procedural prescripts that may be required by the UIF. |
| 4.2 | In order to prove that an employer is unable to make alternative arrangements for vulnerable employees to work from home or take alternative measures, and to prove that an employee is in quarantine or isolation and is entitled to benefits the following is required of the employer: |
| 4.2.1 | Must submit the categories of data in (a) to (e) below to the National Institute for Occupational Health in the manner set out in the National Department of Health Guidelines: |
| (a) | Each employee's vulnerability status for serious outcomes of a COVID-19 infection; |
| (b) | Details of the COVID-19 screening of employees who are symptomatic; |
| (c) | Details of employees who test positive in terms of a positive laboratory test for the COVID-19 virus; |
| (d) | Details of employees identified as high risk contacts within the workplace if a worker has been confirmed as being positive; |
| (e) | details on the post-infection outcomes of those testing positive, including the return to work assessment outcome; |
| 4.2.2 | The employee declaration returns by the employer will confirm loss of income and thus inability to make alternative arrangements for the affected employees. |