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high increase for the quarters ending September 1973, it is considered that a slightly lower adjustment would be reasonable. It is therefore now proposed to raise the wage ceiling in the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance and the Employment Ordinance from $1, 500 a months to $2,000 a month, and increase of 33 1/3%.
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The intention in raising the ceiling is to restore entitlement under the ordinances to those non-manual workers whose present wages may reasonably be considered as equal in value to a monthly wage of up to $1,500 in 1968. It is not the intention to bring within the scope of the legislation any different class of workers from that which the legislation originally intended to benefit
Workmen's Compensation
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In addition to raising the wage ceiling for entitlement, the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Bill is also designed to increase, for similar reasons and by the same proportion of 33 1/3%, the maximum and minimum compensation payable under sections 6, 7 and 8 of the ordinance in the following manner:
Nature of Compensation
Section
6
fatal cases
Present limits
$7,200 to $45,000
$9,600 to $60,000
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permanent total
incapacity
8
workman
not
requiring constant
attention
exceeding $24,000
Proposed new limits
$9,600 to $60,000
$12, 800 to $80,000
not
exceeding $32,000
The existing limits were established in 1969 and are no longer realistic in the light of the increased cost of living referred to at paragraph 3 above.
Summary
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The Labour Advisory Board was consulted on 9th October 1973 and members endorsed the proposals:
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that the wage ceiling for non-manual workers under the Workmen's Compensation and the
Employment Ordinances should be raised from
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