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Nicole D

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2025

25 Sept 2025, 03:31

Inconsiderate and inexcusable service

Not entirely happy with the way they handle queries or issues especially when it comes to special payment requests. Sending an email to queries in order to do this, takes 10 to 15 working days to get a response. If there is an additional request from thier side, it then takes another 10 to 15 working days to finalize the actual request. Basically 1 month of waiting for an answer and furthermore a few more months after to receive the requested payment. Despite asking a month in advance as they stipulate. I needed funds from my son's Trust for school uniform etc before the start of January 2025. Request was sent End of October 2024 yet was told via SMS that funds will be in our account only the 2nd week of Jan 2025. The inconvenience of last minute rush and running around a week before school reopened not nice! No consideration at all.. Currently I am again waiting for response regarding the same request which was sent earlier (End August 2025). Which suddenly they requested additional documents not even matching up with my actual request. This being my son's school fee statement for this year as well as next year's statement... This is not available from the accounts Dept at school yet, only will it be in December!! I find this to be once again inconsiderate. Most annoying is that I did not even request special payment for his school fees this year or the next!! In fact the fees for this year had already been paid in full in January! No arrears on the statement & next year will be paid exactly the same via our personal capacity!!Yet they want these documents too!! Clearly as an excuse to delay the payment process till next year. It's unfair and Selfish to make a person wait so long even just for a small amount of R8000. Seriously, why should one beg and just accept this treatment!!

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Fairheads Benefit Services
Fairheads Benefit Services's reply25 Sept 2025, 06:14
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 Dear Nicole Thank you for bringing your concerns/the matter to our attention. Your correspondence/communication will be managed by an administrator who will contact you within the next 24 hours.  In line with South African legislation, a complainant must direct their concerns through the business’s Internal Complaint Process. This platform does not form part of our internal complaints process, therefore, for any future concerns that you may have, please communicate with us directly on ***  Thank you Fairheads Benefit Services 
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Nicole D's update28 Sept 2025, 22:12
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Good day,

Thank you for your call the next next day regarding this matter, as well as to Gail Dantu for sorting it out so promptly and efficiently.

All has been resolved very fast and I am extremely impressed with Fairheads effort in fixing the issue so professionally.

Much appreciated

Nicole du Plessis
Fairheads Benefit Services
Fairheads Benefit Services's reply30 Sept 2025, 07:52
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Dear Nicole

Thank you for the positive feedback received from you regarding our Team

Best regards
Fairheads Benefit Services