Scores of people flock to Marquad Town Hall to access the Department of Employment and Labour Services
Multitudes of people flocked to the Marquad Town Hall in the east of Free State to gain access to the services of the Department of Employment and Labour. Marquad being a town that heavily constituted by industrial workers and is experiencing a serious scourge of unemployment, saw the event being full to the brim. To that end, no less than 315 clients attended the campaign.
Department of Employment and Labour officials also braced themselves to provide instant services to clients and on-site inspections. Clients with injury on duty claims were assisted right on the spot, they were examined by qualified health care professionals and their claims processed immediately.
To this end, 68 clients were assisted by the Fund, with 4 permanent disablement claims being processed, 3 approved instantly and one referred for further assessment. As a result, a whooping R49 274.20 was paid over to those clients immediately. Vocational rehabilitation also saw 31 clients and 13 employers were registered with the fund.
Owing to the success of the campaign, 3 pensions were confirmed as the severity of injuries sustained was above 31%. 16 injured employees were seen with 7 new cases registered with the Fund. 1 finalization letter for those with minor injuries was issued out immediately.
Clients with UIF related applications were also assisted by the full compliment of the entire process flow of the Fund. Clients moved from one table to another and by the time they left the hall their claims had been approved. UIF processed, approved and paid an amount owing to a total of R 117461.33 on the spot.
Public Employment Services having garnered the most clients assisted on the day saw 214 clients with 84 of those registering their own CVs on the Employment System of South Africa (ESSA). 131 clients submitted their CVs with 162 having received employment counselling.
On the same token, Inspection and Enforcement Services had an on site inspection at Marquad Engen garage to asses compliance to labour laws after having receiving a complaint during the outreach.
Other sister departments and state agencies such as the CCMA, Rand Mutual Assurance, Standard Bank, Department of Home Affairs, Health, SASSA and SARS also brought a full basket of services to the campaign.
Today, 25 February 2020, the Department is setting its campaign trail at Meqheleng Sports Hall in Ficksburg before turning the spotlight tomorrow to Senekal which will be followed by Ladybrand as the last town to be visited as part of this campaign.
The schedule for the rest of the outreach is as follows;
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Date |
Time |
Venue |
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25 February 2020 |
08:30 – 15:30 |
Meqheleng Sports Hall, Ficksburg |
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26 February 2020 |
08:30 – 15:30 |
Senekal Town Hall, Senekal |
|
27 February 2020 |
08:30 – 15:30 |
Lereng School Hall, Ladybrand |
Enquiries:
Sibonelo Zakwe, Deputy Director: Compensation Fund
Department of Employment and Labour: Free State
Cell: 066 474 1684
E-mail: sibonelo.zakwe@labour.gov.za
