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Table 20
AP. XV1I
Sickness and medical care benefits
10.5
Except for Thailand which has no legislation
or general scheme providing sickness and medical care benefits, all other territories have introduced different
Beasures of their own. Korea and the Philippines follow
the social insurance approach and their scheme provide for a cash benefit of about 60% to 70% of wages in addition to medical care. The Korean schome also pays funeral expenses. Contributions to the scheme vary between 3% and 8%, the contribution being slightly higher for employers or equally divided. A Government subsidy for these schemes is also provided as necessary. indonesia also has a sickness benefit scheme which, in addition to providing a cash benefit (75% of wages generally, and medical care, also gives a funeral benefit (half to one month's wages), but the scheme is limited to those who apply for coverage voluntarily.
10.6
A non-contributory pattern exists in Hong Fong, Malaysia and Singapore where there are statutory provisions for employers' liability for the payment of a sickness allowance to employees. Both Malaysia and Singapore stipulate a maximum of 14 days a year, and 60 days if hospitalisation is required. The Hong Kong legislation awards one day for each month of service at two-thirds pay up to a maximum of 36 days. This may be augmented by cash benefits from the Public Assistance Scheme if the sick person's
income falls below the prescribed level. Medical care in these three territories is not provided by employers but by the Government in the form of a subsidised public health service open to all.
10.7
Table 20 gives details of the sickness and medical care schemes in all the territories. Rates of contribution to the Philippine medical care scheme are at appendix XVII.
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