South Africa: Employment and Labour On Compensation Fund Claims and Unfair Labour Practices

press release

The Department of Labour has taken keen interest on two cases exposed by eNCA involving workers who got injured at work and their employers who failed to assist them to lodge claims with the Compensation Fund.

According to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act employers are required to report the occupational injury to the Compensation Fund within 12 days of the incident.

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