Important Announcements
March 26, 2021: NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS -
Withdrawal of Section 85 and Section 78 reductions on Assessments
Yesterday the Director General of Employment and Labour issued a notice via Government Gazette 44331 that the implementation of Section 85 (1) and Section 78 would be withdrawn with effect from 1 March 2021 until further notice.
All employers that received this reduction on their tariff rates in the past, would now be assessed on the standard tariff applicable to their classification.
March 23, 2020: NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS -
COVID-19 Announcement
On 20 March, the Compensation Commissioner added COVID-19
as an accepted occupationally-acquired disease.
The declaration requires an additional form to be submitted namely "COVID-19 Exposure and Medical Questionnaire" which are not yet available on the Website of the Department of Labour.
For CIRC Clients, that are familiar with the reporting of Occupational Diseases, it would mean the addition of the new form to the standard reporting documents. CIRC Clients that has not reported Occupational Diseases before, are invited to contact their Claims Administrator with any questions that they may have.
Feb 2020: NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS - Availability of Compensation Fund Reporting System
The Compensation Commissioner has closed down the previous electronic reporting system - Umekluko - on 12 September 2019 in anticipation of moving on to a new system called CompEasy.
It was anticipated that the new system would go live on 1 October 2019, but unfortunately, the system is still unavailable.
In the interim, all claims, medical reports and claim-related queries, are to be sent to CompEasy@Labour.gov.za.
CIRC Clients are to report their claims in the usual way.
We are monitoring the matter on a daily basis and our clients will be informed as soon as the new system is functional and becomes available.