Section 45: Establishment of Workfare Programme Fund

45. Establishment of Workfare Programme Fund (1) There is established for the purpose of this Act a Workfare Programme Fund which shall be managed by the National Savings Fund. (2) There shall be paid into the Workfare Programme Fund— (a) money collected by way of levy at the rates specified in the Second Schedule to the Human Resource Development Act; (b) all monies appropriated by the National Assembly for the purposes of the Workfare Programme; and (c) interests on investments. (3) There shall be paid out of the Workfare Programme Fund— (a) the Transition Unemployment Benefit payable at the rate specified in the Seventh Schedule; (aa) all expenses incurred for any training, re-skilling or multi skilling of laid off workers which is organised by the Permanent Secretary; (b) the total contributions of workers payable under the National Pensions Act as referred to in section 44 (3); and (c) all expenses incurred in the administration of the Workfare Programme Fund. [S. 45 amended by s. 24 of Act 6 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013.] PART X – COMPENSATION