THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1990
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EMPLOYEES MUST BE INSURED
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THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYERS LAST YEAR FOR FAILING TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE IN CASE OF POLICIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THEIR EMPLOYEES WORK ACCIDENTS.
ACCORDING TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT STATISTICS, 251 SUCH CASES WERE
HEARD IN COURT LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 140 IN 1988.
TOTAL FINES IMPOSED ALSO INCREASED FROM $189,650 TO $324,300.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYEES'
ALL COMPENSATION ORDINANCE,
EMPLOYERS WERE REQUIRED то TAKE OUT COVER THEIR INSURANCE POLICIES TO
FULL
то LIABILITIES THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR INJURY OR DEATH AT WORK.
COMPENSATE
"THIS IS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT AN INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TO WHICH HE IS ENTITLED UNDER
LAW,
EXPLAINED.
WILL.
THE
THE
OBTAIN SPOKESMAN
"EMPLOYERS MUST BEAR THE FULL COST OF THE POLICIES AND ARE ALLOWED TO DEDUCT IT FROM THE EARNINGS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES,
NOT
HE ADDED.
PLACE INSURANCE BY LABOUR
EMPLOYERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISPLAY AT A CONSPICUOUS
PARTICULARS OF THE IN THE WORKPLACE A NOTICE SHOWING THE POLICIES AND TO PRODUCE THE POLICIES FOR INSPECTION INSPECTORS.
AND ANOTHER THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AN EMPLOYER OF A FACTORY
А FANLING MAGISTRATE OF A BAKERY WERE EACH FINED $3,500 RECENTLY BY FOR FAILING TO INSURE THEIR EMPLOYEES.
"ANY EMPLOYER WHO CONTRAVENES THE MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS,
ENQUIRIES FURTHER
ON MATTERS
COMPENSATION MAY BE MADE TO THE EMPLOYEES' THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 8524030.
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ΤΟ LIABLE HE SAID.
A
ΤΟ RELATING COMPENSATION
EMPLOYEES DIVISION OF
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