More and more community members continue to reap the benefits of the Department of Labour’s outreach programme. Processing claims, finalising and facilitating their payments right on the spot for Unemployment Insurance Fund Benefits (UIF) and Compensation Fund has been the order of the day since the Department of Labour’s outreach campaign trail on Monday.
The day before yesterday, the 18th of October 2016, also saw multitudes of Department of Labour clients filing Mesepedi Community Hall in Parys to the brim to get assistance regarding Labour related matters. A total of 425 clients were seen and assisted by officials of the Department.
The main objective of this series of outreach programmes is to take services closer to the people and provide a one-stop shop of all service offerings of the Department of Labour. The campaign is spearheaded by Compensation Fund but hosted in conjunction with other branches of the Department such as the Inspection and Enforcement Services, Public Employment Services, as well as the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Key highlights are provided below:
- 62 clients received assistance on Compensation related matters;
- 8 injury on duty cases were assessed and confirmed as such;
- 2 unreported fatalities were identified with one having been registered after labour inspectors’ intervention to get the required documentation from the employer;
Key highlights for UIF related cases:
- A total of 104 cases were recorded for UIF related matters;
- 22 applications were approved and are to be processed by the Pay Masters;
Inspection and Enforcement Services cases:
- 24 non-compliance cases were identified and recorded for further investigation;
- 2 cases were followed up immediately by Labour Inspectors;
Public Employment Services:
- 235 CVs were received from job seekers for capturing on Departmental database and possible placement;
No less than 30 officials of the Department from different units inclusive of decision makers within the Department are physically attending to clients during the visits to different towns.
Service requirements from clients ranged from Injury on Duty, occupational diseases or fatality claims as well as Unemployment Insurance claims. Clients were assisted and decisions to approve or decline such claims, provided all the required documentation is available, were made right on the spot.
Work seekers encouraged to bring along their CVs and ID documents to be registered on the database of the Department of Labour for possible placement as and when job opportunities become available.
The schedule for the remaining towns is as follows;
|
Date |
Town |
Venue |
Time |
|
19/10/2016 |
Wesselsbron |
Monyakeng Ccommunity Hall |
0 9H00 – 16H30 |
|
20/10/2016 |
Marquard |
Moemaneng Ccommunity Hall |
0 9H00 - 16H30 |
|
21/10/2016 |
Botshabelo |
H1 Community Hall |
0 9H00 – 17H00 |
Enquiries:
Josial Ramokoena
Provincial Spokesperson: Free State
Cell: 083 292 4018
E-mail: Josial.ramokoena@labour.gov.za
