Fiji Times Thursday 15 June 2017 THE Fiji National Provident Fund recorded $6 million worth of debt from employers that failed to pay workers contributions.
In an interview the fund’s manager employer Peni Gonelevu said they managed to reduce the debt level to $4m this year.
Mr Gonelevu said most of the pending debts involved cases that were still in court.
“We have managed to reduce our debt level this year after conducting awareness among employers across the nation,” he said.
“In 2014 we decided to change our approach and reach out to these employers.
“In our awareness programs we have been reaching out to employers requesting them to make payments early.
“Often we see employers rushing in numbers to our offices during the due date of these payments.” Read more…
