PRESS RELEASE
12 OCTOBER 2021
WITHDRAWAL OF THE RULES TO COIDA AMENDMENT BILL A VICTORY
The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) is not surprised that the Office of the State Attorney has indicated that the rules to the Compensation for Injury on Duty Act (COIDA) Amendment Bill will be withdrawn. The rules were controversial and contradictory, and had the potential to destroy an entire industry and value-chain.
In a letter directed to the Compensation Fund Commissioner and the Minister of Employment and Labour in September this year, NEASA highlighted the impact the rules would have had, if implemented. It would have directly side-lined a decision by Parliament to remove a detrimental section from the Amendment Bill and would have prohibited the cession of claims by Medical Service Providers (MSPs) and Healthcare Organisations to third-party administrators and/or financial institutions.
It would also have afforded MSPs only two weeks to register and verify bank accounts with the Fund, a process which generally takes at least two months. The only role player that stood to benefit from these rules is the corrupt, rotting and dysfunctional Compensation Fund.
Ms Rona Bekker, Senior Policy Advisor at NEASA, says this victory proves the power that employers and industry role players have when they unite against the destructive policies, rules and legislation of corrupt and scheming government institutions and departments.
She says NEASA will never remain silent on harmful policies and rules or any other matter that negatively impacts employers in South Africa.
- The rules to the Compensation for Injury on Duty Act (COIDA) Amendment Bill were published on 10 September 2021.
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