Since the last correspondence many more firms have been assisted in submitting TERS claims via registering firms and members individually, and a significant number of firms and their employees were paid as a result.
However, firms and their employees registered under the Council’s name on the online portal have not had any success. This process has continued to be problematic and flawed. Information required to be edited as directed by UIF cannot be corrected nor can firms be delinked. There are approximately 120 firms and their employees “locked” in this portal.
The Council has not received any payments to forward on to the claimants through this means and all attempts to communicate or contact the UIF has been in vain, with no acknowledgement of Council’s communication.
The Council, at its own expense embarked on a process of legal action against the State. The Council approached Senior Counsel and a letter of demand was issued to the State during the course of last week with a deadline to respond.
The Council’s primary goal was for the State (UIF) to resolve the matter without having to proceed to court, but unfortunately this didn’t materialise, and the Council was left with no choice but to proceed in the best interests of the electrical contracting industry.
The Council is in the process of making an urgent application to the High Court in Pretoria for a judgement. Feedback from the Council’s litigation team is that the matter may be heard in the High Court on the 23 June 2020.
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