Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS)

How do I claim?

The Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) is a financial assistance program established by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to help workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic ¹²³. The online portal for payment iteration 11 is now open for non-sector based applications such as age of 60, comorbidities, isolation, and quarantine ¹. The online portal is also open for payment iteration 10 for sector-based applications from June 28, 2021, to July 25, 2021 ¹. The online portal for payment iteration 9 for sector-based applications was open from March 16, 2021, to June 27, 2021 ¹.

To apply for the TERS benefit, employers can send an email to covid19ters@labour.gov.za ². The UIF has also established the Workers Affected By Unrest (WABU) System to access the TERS benefit. The online portal for the WABU system is available at ¹.

Please note that the information provided is current as of the time of this conversation and may be subject to change. For more information, please visit the official website of the UIF ¹.