The Compensation Fund, an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour, today, the 21 September 2026, held a Retail and Warehousing Compliance Sector Workshop at the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town, Western Cape province, as part of bringing Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) services to the various sectors.

This was the Fund's Retail second workshop in the current financial year 2026/2027; a similar fruitful workshop was recently held in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

The Workshop brought together stakeholders from Retail and Warehousing sector to engage on how to improve COID compliance.

The workshop focussed on Employer Registration, Reporting of Occupational Accidents and  Diseases and the use of the CompEasy Online Claim System.

The workshop commenced with a presentation by Mr Sipho Moloya, Deputy Director for Employer Services, which outlined the Employer Registration requirements and procedures. He provided a detailed information on the Return of Earnings (ROE) and the issuing of Letter of Good Standing. Mr. Moloya further highlighted the common compliance pitfalls and the consequences of non-compliance resulting in administrative penalties for employers.

The presentation highlighted that out of  1 061 511, 2025 ROE submissions, only  257 915 employers submitted as at 20 September 2026, resulting in 24% submission rate. The Gazette number 55347 was issued as a reminder to employers for the submission of outstanding 2025 ROEs highlighting that Employers who fail to submit their outstanding ROEs by the 31 October 2026, will be assessed on an estimation basis by the Fund and that  the charge of 10% penalty fee for late submission as stated in Section 83(6) will apply.

Ms Lerato Ramasobane, CF Deputy Director: Western Cape Provincial COID Services, emphasised the importance of employers to register with the Fund, to report of workplace accidents within 7 days, and to submit correct claim documents.

A presentation that provided practical training on the service standards, common system errors experienced by employers when transacting with CF, including OMNI Channels  provided by CF that they can utilise was made by Mr Kenneth Shaku, CF Assistant Director for Customer Service.

The Compensation Fund will continue engaging various sectors in other provinces  in ensuring COID compliance.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Teboho Thejane

Departmental Spokesperson

082 697 0694/ teboho.thejane@labour.gov.za

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Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour

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