CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952 — Page 166

enterprise. If such hospitals or clinics are incapable of handling any cases, these shall be sent by the enterprise to another hospital. A11 medical expenses, including charges for hospital attendance and travelling expenses, shall be paid by the administrative side or the employer. Board at the hospital during the period of treat- ment shall be shared equally between the adminis- trative side or the employer and the patient. Wages shallbe paid in full during treatment.

(b) If workers and employees are injured as a result

of work and subsequently become disabled, monthly payments of disablement pensions and allowances shall be made from labour insurance funds on the following scale:

(i) A monthly disablement pension amounting to

70% of original wages shall be paid to those who have retired owing to complete loss of capacity for work and who require constant attendance in the oridinary necessities of life. Such a pension is payable until death.

(ii) A monthly disablement pension amounting to

55% of original wages shall be paid to those who have retired owing to complete loss of capacity for work but do not require con- stant attendance in the ordinary necessities of life. Such a pension is payable until death;

(iii) A partial disablement allowance amounting to

5% - 20% of original wages shall be paid to those who are partially disabled but still capable of work and have been given appro- priate work by the administrative side or the employer. This allowance is payable till death or until retirement on old age. It shall not, however, exceed the original wages when added to the wages being paid

(iv) Assessment of disablement and changes in the

condition of disablement shall be made by a Committee of Assessment of Disablement.

Article 13.

Details are to be provided in supplementary regulations.

Medical subsidies and relief allowances for injuries and disablement not arising out of work shall be as follows :

(a) Workers and employees who fall ill or are injured

not as a result of work shall be treated at hospitals or clinics operated or appointed by the enterprise. If such hospitals or clinics are incapable of handling any cases, these shall be sent by the enterprise to another hospital. Medical expenses, including charges for hospital attendance and ordinary medicines, shall be paid by the administrative side or the employer. Expensive medicines and board at the hospital during treatment shall be paid for by the patient himself;

155