The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-07
Provisions Of British Work
mems Compensation Act.
EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE
Must Indemnity Employees Injured ~
Their Service--In Event Of Death Of
Workman His Dependents Re-
ceive Three Years Wages.


Great Britain Is literally seething
With anxious thought and inquiry III
regard to the workmen's compensation
act or 1906. IL embodies in a highly
practical form the principle Of the rel
sponsibility Of the more prosperous for
The less prosperous members Of soci-
ETY. III effect 1t requires universal In
surance OF employees OF the serving
type with the exception Of persons not
employed ia manual labor whose re.
Enumeration exceeds $3.50 year: per
sons whose employment. being or q
casual nature. Is not for the purposes
or the employers business; policemen,
outworkers and members Of the en-
plcyer's family dwelling IN bis house.
The act goes into force July next.
The whole country, for almost every
household and grownup individual h
affected in some way, Is seeking clear
definitions Of legal liability and the
best advice as to how 10 meet such
liability by insurance. The insurance
companies are III clover New ones are
springlng up 10 compete for the rich
harvest Of this huge mass Of legally
created business. and the old compa-
nies are adding large numbers OF PEG.
pie to their canYassIng and clerical
staffs
Says the FIRST section Of the act. III
In any employment personal injury by
accident arising out Of and in the
course Of the employment Is caused to
workman, his employer shall be liza
BILE TO pay compensation. Work
man Is defined to include every one
regularly employed except the persons
specifically excluded, as stated above
The manual laborer Is within the act,
no matter how much on how little he
makes. Other kinds Of workers are
within the act only II they receive ST.
$50 year on less.
Compensation Is provided for on the
following scale: III the event OF death
three years wages not exceeding 1900
(Sl5O0l, but not less than fl50 (S750l,
to dependents or 3 proportIonate sum
to partial dependents; II no depend
ents, medical and funeral expenses not
exceeding fiO $500. During disable.
ment exceeding one. week half the ayer-
age weekly wage, Aneluding value of
board and lodging not exceeding e.
(S5) a week In permanent disahIement
compensation is payable for the whole
Of the after life Of the person injured.
An injured workman under twepty-one
years Of age earning less than Fl $50 a
week, including value OF board and
lodging, Is entitled to compensation Of
full wages, not exceeding 10 shillIngs
(S2.40l.
serious and willful misconduct or
negligence" on the part OF the work
man deprives him or her Of compensa-
ton, only provided the accident does
not result In death or permanent dis
ablement On the other hand. such
misconduct or negligence on the part
Of the employer will result ia bis pros
ecution under the employers liability
act of 1880 and the common Law and
the fatal accidents act Of 1886, which
open the way TO much heavier dam
ages in such cases than could be Oh.
timed under the compensation act,
Indeed, these laws are always at the
disposal OF any injured person who
elects TO take advantage OF them. al
though one cannot prosecute both uni
der them and under the compensation
act 10 try under the former does
not debar the plaintif, IL be fails, from
trying under the latter, but from any
award made to him will be deducted
the costs incurred by the first action
After July next every employer 10
this country VIII be responsible ID the
event Of an accident to his or her tu-
tor, governess, housekeeper. butler,
cook, maid, scullery girl, gardener.
footman, coachman, groom. gamekeep.
CIR, chauffeur, clerk, typist. Office boy.
salesman or any other servant or work
man regularly connected with the en-
ployer's housekeeping or business
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