https://www.polity.org.za
Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
Home / Statements RSS ← Back
Close

Email this article

separate emails by commas, maximum limit of 4 addresses

Sponsored by

Close

Embed Video

UNTU: Compensation system still fails injured workers

UNTU: Compensation system still fails injured workers
Photo by Bloomberg

26th August 2016

SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE

Font size: -+

/ MEDIA STATEMENT / The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za.

Too little too late. That is how the United National Transport Union (UNTU) feel about the improvements that has been made in the claims system of the Compensation Fund as part of the action plan.

Steve Harris, General Secretary of UNTU, says although the Union welcomes all the efforts by Vuyo Mafata, the new commissioner, the funds pathetic handling of the claims from service providers over years, scared its relationship with organised labour, employers and service providers permanently.

Service providers simply refuse to treat workers if it is an injury on duty claim because they know that claims as old as 2011 are only now being paid

“UNTU had to negotiate with Transnet to agree to pay the medical expenses of workers injured on duty until the Compensation Fund commence with payments. This was to prevent injured UNTU members from being refused medical assistance because the Compensation Fund are unable to fulfil its duty,” says Harris.

According to Harris UNTU would like to see a situation where the fund is not complemented for the fact that it paid out R3.9 billion in medical compensation and pension payments in 2015/2016 compared to R2 billion the previous year. “It should be the norm, not an achievement,” says Harris.

 

Advertisement

Issued by UNTU

To watch Creamer Media's latest video reports, click here
 
Advertisement

EMAIL THIS ARTICLE      SAVE THIS ARTICLE

To subscribe email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za or click here
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Comment Guidelines

 

About

Polity.org.za is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Engineering News
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa

Read more

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Polity.org.za is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options
Free daily email newsletter Register Now