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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992

SAVE

THE

"THE NEW PROCEDURE OF COMPENSATION BY AGREEMENT WILL EMPLOYEE THE TROUBLE OF ATTENDING MEDICAL CLEARANCE AT THE DEPARTMENT AND WILL

EMPLOYER ENABLE THE

TO OBTAIN

OF REIMBURSEMENT

THE COMPENSATION WHICH HE PAID TO

EMPLOYEE FROM HIS INSURER QUICKLY, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MR ALFRED CHAN SAID.

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THE

MORE

MR CHAN ADDED THAT COMPENSATION CASES FOR MINOR INJURIES REPRESENT ABOUT 30% OF ALL CASES ASSESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

OF EMPLOYEES,

THE SAID REPORT THE WORK ACCIDENT AND

THE

FOR COMMISSIONER

LABOUR,

MAKE HER OWN

HE

BILL

THE

WHO

ASSESSMENT

IF IT

IS

TO SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS SEEKS TO REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO AGREED AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION TO MAY CANCEL THE AGREEMENT CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE.

AND

"DESPITE THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT PROVISION, AN EMPLOYEE MAY,

HOWEVER, STILL APPLY TO THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE IF HE SO COURT," MR CHAN STRESSED.

DEPARTMENT FOR

WISHES, OR

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE то SETTLE HIS CLAIM IN

FACILITATE

PERIOD THE

THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES TO EXTEND THE EXISTING REPORTING

FROM SEVEN OF NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS

ΤΟ 14

ΤΟ DAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW PROCEDURE.

AT EXTENDING THE AMBIGUITIES IN ITS COMPENSATION { AMENDMENT}

AIMING MEANWHILE, A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS, COVERAGE OF THE ORDINANCE AND CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROVISIONS, WERE MADE UNDER THE BILL 1992.

EMPLOYEES'

THE BILL PROVIDES FOR AN EXPANDED DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEES" AND "DEPENDANTS" UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

UNDER THE

HELPERS "IT PROPOSES TO INCLUDE PART-TIME DOMESTIC PROTECTION OF THE LAW,

WHOSE EMPLOYMENT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY

IN COMPENSATION POPULAR, SO THAT THEY WILL ALSO BE ENTITLED TO OF INJURY AT WORK," MR CHAN SAID.

CASE

FOR

HE ADDED THAT EMPLOYERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICIES FOR THESE EMPLOYEES ΤΟ COVER THEIR LIABILITIES COMPENSATION.

TO AVOID HARDSHIP ON A DECEASED EMPLOYEE'S FAMILY, HE SAID

"DEPENDANTS" ΤΟ COVER BILL PROPOSES TO REDEFINE THE TERM

BUT ALSO PROSPECTIVE DEPENDANTS AT THE TIME OF THE EMPLOYEE'S DEATH DEPENDANTS.

THE

NOT ONLY

BORN

STEPPARENTS

то

"HENCE, IT WILL INCLUDE CHILDREN OF THE DECEASED EMPLOYEE AFTER HIS DEATH, AS WELL AS HIS PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND WHO WILL RETIRE WITHIN A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH AND WHO ARE EXPECTED RELY ON THE DECEASED EMPLOYEE FOR A LIVING, HE EXPLAINED.

THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES ΤΟ EXTEND THE PROTECTION OF THE ORDINANCE TO LOCAL EMPLOYEES INJURED WHILE WORKING FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYERS OUTSIDE HONG KONG IF THE EMPLOYER AGREES TO SETTLE THE CASE IN A HONG KONG COURT.

/ANOTHER PROPOSED