Parliament, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 – The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour has called on law enforcement agencies to speed up investigations into fraudulent claims at the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
The Department of Employment and Labour and the UIF were briefing the committee on fraudulent claims when it was revealed that 75 suspected claims were being investigated.
The Chairperson of the committee, Ms Lindelwa Dunjwa, said law enforcement agencies must move with speed on investigations, so that the employee benefits made available during the Covid-19 lockdown are directed for their intended purpose. “Those arrested for having acted fraudulently and corruptly should be charged, as corruption has no place in our country. We encouraging the UIF to tighten their systems and ensure that there are no weaknesses.”
Ms Dunjwa said the committee is reassured that the UIF system identified the suspected fraudulent transactions. “We are happy that the department and the UIF are following the money. Working with law enforcement agencies, the entity should be able to root out corruption.”
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