Window close approaching for COVID TERS applications Updated Steve Bhengu Share this: The clock is ticking for struggling businesses and sectors as they have till mid-March to take advantage of the COVID Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme which now has been further extended. Hester Benson This after Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi signed the updated COVID TERS direction - paving the way for the UIF to process claims. The claims process takes place in two iterations - the first being from 16th of October to the 31st of December 2020, and the second from the 1st of January to the 15th of March 2021.