• C19 TERS Report: Extension of TERS benefit and new TERS Direction (19/08/2020)

    The South African Minister of Employment and Labour published a new TERS Direction . This Direction is effective 27 June 2020 and extends the TERS benefits until 15 August 2020 with new rules. Below is a summary of the changes/new information. Categories…
  • C19 TERS Report for Sage Classic, Sage Premier and Sage 200c VIP - New TERS report to be released next week

    During this unprecedented and uncertain time it may be difficult for you to keep up with the various changes and interpretations on the Covid 19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme. Equally, the same on how to use your Sage Payroll application to…
  • C19 TERS Report: FAQ documents and Solution User Guide made available by the Department of Employment and Labour

    The Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) has published a new TERS FAQ document and a TERS Solution User Guide . These documents contain more information on how the TERS benefit is calculated, which employees and employers qualify for the benefit…
  • C19 TERS applications can only be submitted online (17/04/2020)

    Please note that employers must apply for TERS online at https://uifecc.labour.gov.za/covid19/ Employers can no longer apply for TERS via email as previously communicated. Application procedure: The employers shall apply by reporting their closure…
  • C19 TERS (Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme) Export Report available to download (updated 06/05/2020)

    During the COVID-19 lockdown period, most companies have shut down/closed and for some employers it is not economically possible to continue to pay employees. In this case, the Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) have created a special benefit…
  • C19 TERS (Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme) - Amended Directive released 08/04/2020

    The Minister of Employment and Labour published an amended TERS Directive (Notice 240 of 2020) on 08 April 2020. Refer to the original post: COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (RSA) All the changes from the original post is highlighted…
  • Draft Disaster Management Tax Relief and Relief Administration Bill (published 1 April 2020)

    The following information was published on 1 April 2020 and is available on the SARS website ( https://www.sars.gov.za/Media/Pages/CoronaVirus.aspx ): "Following the media statement issued by the Minister of Finance on 29 March 2020 on Tax Measures…
  • Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) - Prescribed file template requirement

    We are aware that attached email is currently being circulated by the Department of Employment and Labour to employers. TERS Email from Department of Employment and Labour.pdf In the email they request a specific template (pipe delimited CSV file…
  • COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (RSA)

    The South African Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a Directive 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…