XN000022-1990-01-11 — Page 14

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1990

- 13

EMPLOYEES MUST BE INSURED

*

* *

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.

PROVISION 19

ΤΟ LIABLE HE SAID.

A

ΤΟ RELATING COMPENSATION

EMPLOYEES DIVISION OF

+

/14