WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1994
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DRIVING OR OPERATING ANY MEANS OF TRANSPORT PROVIDED BY HIS EMPLOYER BETWEEN HIS HOME AND
то ATTEND
OR AFTER ATTENDING TO HIS DUTIES; AND
WORKPLACE TO
TRAVELLING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND HIS WORKPLACE ABROAD BY ANY MEANS OF TRANSPORT AGREED BY HIS EMPLOYER.
BILL THE
ALSO SEEKS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "MEDICAL EXPENSES" SO THAT THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MAY PROCESS A CLAIM FROM
EMPLOYEE
MEDICAL INJURED AT WORK OUTSIDE HONG KONG FOR
EXPENSES INCURRED OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
AN
ANOTHER PROPOSAL IS TO ENHANCE THE INTEREST OF AN INJURED EMPLOYEE WHO
BEEN ON PROLONG SICK LEAVE BY CATERING FOR WAGE INCREASE IN COMPUTING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION,
HAS
"WE PROPOSE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE OR 24- PAYABLE TO AN EMPLOYEE AT THE END OF A 12-MONTH COMPENSATION
BE SUITABLY MONTH PERIOD FOLLOWING HIS ACCIDENT, HIS EARNING SHOULD ADJUSTED WITH REFERENCE TO THE AVERAGE RATE OF WAGE INCREASE OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY HIS EMPLOYER IN SIMILAR EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER PERSONS ARE EMPLOYED BY HIS EMPLOYER IN SIMILAR EMPLOYMENT,
OF THE RATE
INFLATION, FOR THE PRECEDING 12
24 OR
APPROPRIATE, MR LAM SAID.
TT
"WE ALSO PROPOSE THAT THE COURT BE PROVIDED DISCRETIONARY POWER ΤΟ EXTEND THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF 24 TEMPORARY INCAPACITY BY UP TO 12 MONTHS IN DESERVING CASES.
**THIS
ALLOWS EXTENSION
MORE TIME FOR THE
OTHER WHERE NO
MONTHS
TO AS
WITH A
OF
MONTHS
CONDITION
INJURED EMPLOYEE TO STABILISE AND TO BE READY FOR PERMANENT INCAPACITY, HE ADDED.
OF
ASSESSMENT
THE OF
ΤΟ MEET THE COURT WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO AWARD COMPENSATION
WHO THE COST OF ATTENDING TO AN EMPLOYEE
SUFFERS SERIOUS PERMANENT INCAPACITY
FOR SUCH ATTENTION TO
"CONSTANT"
AND ΤΟ REMOVE REQUIREMENT
BE
IN ADDITION, IT IS PROPOSED TO SET UP A MECHANISM FOR THE PROSTHESIS AND SURGICAL APPLIANCE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE NECESSITY AND THE COST OF AN APPLIANCE SUPPLIED AND FITTED TO AN HONG KONG.
EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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