The cost of full employment injury insurance contributions amounts to an average of one per cent of the total payroll. In sectors with higher incidence of employment injuries and occupational diseases, the proportionate cost is higher. The rate is readjusted each year according to the occurrence of employment injury cases. Benefits from employment injury insurance include employment injury benefit, medical care cost, disability benefit and survivor benefit. Employers should ensure that injury compensation arrangements are in place.
Private initiative can contribute significantly in providing facilities to workers.
It was last updated on 3 September 1999.