This presentation includes a brief history of workmen compensation act, 1923, scope and coverage, Employers liability for compensation, Amount of compensation , Employers those who are not liable for compensation.

1. PRESENTED BY
ATIKUR RAHMAN

2.  In 1920 the govt. appointed a committee
consisting of legislative assembly members,
medical & insurance experts, representatives
of employees and employers to frame the
legislations.
 Initially this was applicable to workers who
are working under hazardous conditions in
organized industrial organisations. Later it
was amended to applicable to all.
 It came into force on 1st day of July, 1924.

3.  The act, aims to provide workmen and/or
their dependents some relief or
compensation in case of accidents arising
out of and in the course of employment
and causing either death or disabled
(partial/total).
 The act imposes statutory liability upon an
employer to provide payment to
employees when they suffer from physical
disabilities & disease during course of
employment.

5.  The act extends to the whole of India.
 The workmen whose occupation is hazardous
should be included within the scope of this
act.
 It applies to workmen employed in factories,
mines, plantations, transport establishments,
construction work, railways, ships, circuses, &
other hazardous occupations and
employments specified in schedule II of the
act.

6.  The act does not apply to members of armed
forces of the union & those workers who are
insured under the employees state insurance
act 1948.
 The coverage of this act is also to cooked
employed in hotels and restaurants.

7.  The WCA,1923 is on of the important
social security legislations. It aims at
providing financial protection to workmen
and their dependents in case of accidental
injury by means of payment of
compensations by the employers.

8.  Bodily or other injuries during an accident
while on duty.
 Temporary disablement
 Permanent disablement (complete or
partial)
 Death due to an accident at work
 Injury, disease or death resulting from
working conditions
 All legal or any other expenses incurred by
an employee in the above circumstances.

9. 1.Temporary disabilities:
 WCA, 1923 provides financial
compensation of up to 25% of the
concerned employees monthly wages.

10. 2. Permanent complete disabilities :
 The employee has the right to receive 60% of
his/her monthly wage multiplied by the
relevant factor of 90,000 Rupees, whichever
is more.

11. 3. Permanent partial disabilities:
 Are stated in part II, schedule I of WCA.
 The payable corpus is a certain percentage of
earnings loss by the employee due to injury.

12. 4. Death :
 Employees family liable to receive 50% of the
deceased monthly wages multiplied by the
relevant factor of 80,000 Rupees, whichever
is more.

13.  An accident or injury occur at the workplace
while carrying out a task.
 If the applicant provides proof that the injury
or accident that has occurred at the
workplace is aggravating his/her medical
condition.
 In case a worker becomes disabled or dies
while on duty.

14.  Employee suffers from an injury or accident
by disregarding by the safety norms.
 Injury resulting in partial or total disablement
for less than 3 days.
 For accident or injuries under the influence of
alcohol or drugs.

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