COVID-19 | UPDATE
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
DEADLINE FOR UIF/TERS SUBMISSIONS
Friday, 17 April 2020 at 17h00
Dear Members
Please note that each company that has submitted a claim/query to the BIBC, has been assigned to a consultant who WILL contact you. The Council asks that employers be patient. With 700 applications received thus far and every employer sending multiple emails, it is just impossible for the BIBC, who are working long hours with limited resources, to also provide acknowledgement of receipt.
It is also
very important that you send your query only to the
uifters@bibc.co.za
inbox, so that multiple people are not working with 1 company. The BIBC can then help more employers and quicker. Your understanding of the Council's very limited resources will be highly appreciated.
The following is
VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
- Of the 700 applications which the BIBC have received thus far, only around 15 - 20% are complete and ready for submission. They are therefore appealing that employers ensure that the information is submitted ACCURATELY and COMPLETELY and on the correct TEMPLATES. Failure to do so can result in your application being declined.
- The MOA that the BIBC has signed with the DOEL, is specific to the direct payment of employees. They, therefore, cannot pay employers. Each employer does have the option to withdraw their application to the BIBC, and apply directly to the UIF. They would then sign the appropriate MOA that allows the UIF to pay the employer.
- The BIBC is only asking for bank confirmation letters for salaried staff (as they don't have salaried staff's records on file) and where banking details have changed for BIBC-registered employees. The UIF will require this for every one of your employees.
- Should any individual employer decide to submit directly to the UIF, the BIBC requests that you notify them urgently of your intention to do so, so that they can take your company out of the queue.
The BIBC have put together a FAQ to answer questions which employers may have. Please click on the link below to view.
To reiterate - here is the ONLY email address to be used:
 For completeness, below are links to information and the documents which need to be accurately and comprehensively completed, in order for the application to be accepted and processed.
INTERESTING INFORMATION
BUSINESS INSIDER | Lockdown Phase 2: Here's what we know about rules and how restrictions will change
The second phase of South Africa's national Covid-19 lockdown will be under rules only slightly altered from the initial hard lockdown, the government announced on Thursday.
Ministers presented their plans for the new phase, before the publication of updated regulations that will take on the force of law, complete with criminal sanction.
There would be "a few amendments", co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said, but mostly existing regulations will be extended.
As referenced above, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, today, issued an amendment to the Disaster Management Act, 2002 dealing with Essential Services - click on the link below to access the amendment.
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CAPE TALK INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MATTHEWS
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ow is a link to a Podcast which was conducted by Kieno Kammies of Cape Talk today with John Matthews, President of the Master Builders South Africa where they addressed the impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry.
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UPDATE AS AT 15 APRIL 2020
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR WSP & ATR SUBMISSIONS 
We have been informed by CETA that the deadline for the submission of WSP & ATR (which was previously 30 April 2020) has been extended to 31 May 2020.
Please contact Letitia van Rensburg in the event that you require any assistance with the completion of your WSPs.
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