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By:

Pooja Chawla.
Sarang Ayachit.
m
loyee co
ensation Act 1923
   


 

Ê n the long title to the Work en's Co
ensation

Act, 1923 (herein after referred to as the

rinci
al Act), for the word ³work en´, the
word ³e
loyees¶¶ shall be substituted.
   
  
Ê n the
rinci
al Act, in the
rea ble, for the
word ³work en´, the word
³e
loyees¶¶ shall be substituted.
   
 

Ê n sec. 1 of the
rinci
al Act, in sub-section
(6 r
  
 

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the word ³m
loyee¶s´ shall be substituted.
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Ê
hroughout the
rinci
al Act, for the words
³work an´ and ³work en´, wherever
they occur, the words ³e
loyee´ and
³e
loyees´ shall res
ectively be substituted,
and such other consequential a end ents as
the rules of gra ar ay require shall also
be ade.
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Ê mnhanced co
ensation li its, full edical ex
enses
rei burse ent, case dis
osal within 3 onths, etc..&
also a

licable to casual & clericals.

Ê he ini u co
ensation li its on no-fault basis are

increased to Rs.1,20,000 & 1,40,000 (erstwhile li its
being Rs. 80,000 & 90,000).

Ê
nder the axi u co
ensation li it, the onthly

wage li it of Rs.4,000/ is re oved. Hence, the
axi u co
ensation can go UP
 50% of
otal
Monthly Wages now, irres
ective of li its.

Ê uneral ex
enses li it extended to Rs.5000 (fro

Rs.2,500)
Ê he e
loyee shall be rei bursed the actual (full)
edical ex
enditure incurred by hi for treat ent of
injuries caused during the course of e
loy ent.

Ê m
ower central govt. to
ecify onthly wages for the

ur
ose of co
ensation and enhance ini u rate of
co
ensation fro ti e to ti e
 
  

Ê
he Co issioner shall dis
ose of the atter relating to
co
ensation under this Act within a
eriod of three
onths fro the date of reference and inti ate the
decision in res
ect thereof within the said
eriod to the
e
loyee.¶¶.
m
loyee State nsurance Act 1948.
A end ents

Ê mnhancing age li it of de
endant children for eligibility to

de
endants benefit(21 25)

Ê mxtending edical benefit to de
endant inor

brother/sister in case of not having own fa ily and whose

arents are also not alive

Ê Strea lining the
rocedure for assess ent of dues fro

defaulting e
loyers

Ê Providing an A

ellate Authority within the Cor
oration

against assess ent to avoid unnecessary litigation
Ê
Ê Strea lining the
rocedure for grant of exe
tions
third
arty
artici
ation in co issioning and
running of the Hos
itals

Ê 
ening of edical /dental /
ara edical/ nursing

colleges to i
rove quality of edical care
e
owering the State Govts. to set u
autono ous
organizations for ad inistering edical benefit.

his
rovision ay be brought to the notice of

concerned authorities in the state. Necessary odel
Bill & rules for setting u
ofsuch Cor
orations will be
sent to the State Govts. se
arately.
Ê eating commuting accidents as employment
injuy
A new Yec. 51-m has been inserted as a result of which an
accident occurring to an e
loyee while co uting fro
his residence to the
lace of e
loy ent for duty or vice-
versa shall be treated as e
loy ent injury if nexus
between the circu stances, ti e and
lace in which
accident occurred and the e
loy ent is established.

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ad inistering edical benefit in the
States for bringing autono y and efficiency in the working.

ÊContinuing edical benefit to insured
ersons retiring

under VRS sche e or taking
re ature retire ent
As a result of a end ent in Yec.1 (5) of the Act, the notice

eriod for extending the sche e to new sectors of
e
loy ent by the 'a

ro
riate govern entµ have been
reduced fro existing six onths to one onth.

You ay bring this to the notice of the State Govern ent

and in case the final notification for extending the sche e to
educational and edical institutions in the State is
ending,
you ay request the state govern ent to issue the final
notification in case one onth
eriod after issue of intention
notification is over.
ÊWith the a end ent in Yec.2 (9) of the Act,
the a

rentices a

ointed under the Standing orders of the
establish ent who were earlier excluded fro coverage have
now beco e coverable. Necessary instructions ay be issued
to Branch fficers of Revenue Branches and Social Security
fficers to ensure coverage of all such
ersons.

ÊMaking an enabling
rovision for extending edical care to

other beneficiaries against
ay ent of user charges to
facilitate
roviding of edical care fro under-utilised mS
Hos
itals to the BPL fa ilies covered under the Rashtriya
Swasthaya Bi a Yojana introduced by the Ministry of Labor
& m
loy ent   Reducing duration of notice

eriod for extension of the Act to new classes of
establish ents fro six onths to one onth.
Maternity Benefit Act 1961
Ê t extends to whole of ndia

he words exce
t J & K have been o itted by Central
Labour laws
Ê n definition of ³àppopiate Govenment´ 


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Ê n definition of ³mstablishmentï 



# are inserted by Maternity Benefit Act
1995,w.e.f. 1-2-1996
Ê Ôight o Payment o Matenity Benefit

he wo an should have worked in the establish ent of the
e
loyer fro who she is clai ing benefit, for a
eriod of
not less than 160 days in the 12 onths i ediately

receding the date of her ex
ected delivery

he no. of days have changed fro 80 to 160

Ê Payment of Medical Bonus

he a ount has been changed fro 1000 Rs.
o 2500, if no

renatal &
ost natal care is
rovided by the e
loyer free
of charge.