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THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 ACT NO. 8 OF 1923 1* [5th March, 1923.] An Act to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by accident. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by
Every employer shall immediately at the time of employment of an employee, inform the employee of his rights to compensation under this Act, in writing as well as through electronic means, in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area of employment, as may be understood by the employee. 18.
Jun 19, 2024 · The Workmen Compensation Act 1923 aims to provide financial compensation to employees in case they meet with an unfortunate accident while performing their duties. All employees working full-time, part-time, temporarily or casually are liable to receive financial protection under this law.
In the application of the Act to Bengal, a new clause (ff) has been ins, here by the Workmen's Compensation (Bengal Amendment) Act, 1942 (Ben. 6 of 1942), s. 3.
The workmen's compensation act, 1923 Long Title: An Act to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by accident.
Jul 3, 2021 · The Workmen Compensation Act 1923 was enacted as social security legislation to reimburse workers or employees in the event of an accident due.
Nov 21, 2019 · The “Employees Compensation Act, 1923” is an Act to provide payment in the form of compensation by the employers to the employees for any injuries they have suffered during an accident. Earlier this Act was known as the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923.
Act Number: 8: Enactment Date: 1923-03-05: Act Year: 1923: Short Title: The Workmen Compensation Act, 1923: Department: Department of LABOUR: Type: STATE
The Workmen Compensation act was formed after noticing the labourers’ exposure to danger due to advanced machinery, which is comparatively more sophisticated. According to the Compensation Act of 1884, employers were responsible for workmen compensation only when a fatal road accident took place.
THE WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923. INTRODUCTION. The growing complexity of industry in this country, with the increasing use of machinery and consequent danger to workmen, along with the comparative poverty of the workmen themselves, rendered it advisable that they should be protected, as far as possible from hardship arising from accidents.
