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(1) Whether her department has set any specific measurable annual targets over the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework period to reduce the number of retrenchments that are effected in terms of sections 189 and 189A of the Labour Relations Ac

Parliament of South AfricaRef: https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/35776/

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This is a legislation record titled '(1) Whether her department has set any specific measurable annual targets over the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework period to reduce the number of retrenchments that are effect...'. The text includes dates 09 January 2026. Key terms identified include whether, specific, measurable, targets, over.

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financial assistance scheme for distressed firmsOngoing

Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funding assistance for companies considering retrenchments

A scheme created through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to assist struggling companies by providing financial assistance to companies that may have to invoke sections 189 and 189A of the Labour Relations Act. CCMA assesses companies and recommends them for funding, and CCMA can only offer the scheme for the company to consider; the company must agree to accept the assistance.

Who it is for
companies that are struggling financially and are considering and/or planning retrenchments under sections 189 and 189A
How to act on it
Companies are assessed by the CCMA and recommended for funding; CCMA can only offer the scheme to a company to consider, and it is for the company to agree to accept the assistance or not.
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Nevertheless, Hon. Member, through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), an intervention has been created. This is referred to as the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). This is a scheme that is intended to assist companies that are struggling by providing financial assistance to those companies that may find themselves having to invoke Section 189 and 189A of the Labour Relations Act.

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Reference

https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/35776/

Key Takeaways

  • legislation
  • 09 January 2026
  • whether
  • specific
  • measurable
  • targets
  • over
  • medium-term
  • expenditure
  • framework

Dates

Opening Date

9 January 2026

Closing Date

9 January 2026