Compensation Fund claims: Now open to domestic workers
For a long time, the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, better known as COIDA, has provided compensation to employees who were injured on duty or contracted diseases or illnesses caused by the workplace. However, the Act explicitly excluded certain employees from its scope of operation, amongst others, domestic workers in private households. Dependents […]
RFS Umbrella Pension & Provident Funds Communique 02 of 2019: Your Fund and the Default Regulations
This document outlines the approach that the Funds have taken with respect to Regulations 37 to 39 of the Pension Funds Act – the “defaults regulations”. The regulations deal with three key events in the life of a member. Firstly, Regulation 37 deals with members who join the Fund or are active members within the […]