Trying to save the UIF from itself

26 April 2020 - 00:06 By Chris Barron

Robert Legh, who chairs the Business for SA (B4SA) work group on labour, says he’s concerned the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) may not be able to pay the R60bn employee wage support promised by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week because of possible funding and technical constraints...

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