Azlan Othman
Employment-related cases and related compensation have increased in recent years.
A total of 222 cases were registered in the Compensation Department last year. Of those cases, 190 were work-related cases while the rest were non-work-related, such as natural illnesses (stroke, diabetes, and heart disease) and after-hours traffic accidents, the Home Office’s Ministry of Labor (MoHA) said.
185 cases were reported in 2019, 141 of them related to employment. In 2018, 168 cases were registered with the Ministry of Labor and 163 were employment-related.
The results of this report showed an increase of 20.0 percent in 2020-2019 compared to a 10.1 percent increase in 2018-2019.
The Department of Labor said one of the Department’s responsibilities is to assess whether an employee is entitled to compensation for injuries or deaths occurring during working hours under the Workers’ Compensation Act 1957 (Amendment 1984).
The law consolidates and amends the law regarding the payment of compensation to workers for injuries sustained at work.
According to the law, compensation is granted only if such an accident or death occurred during working hours, manual labor, a salary income of no more than 750 BND and sick leave of more than three days are granted.
Compensation will not be paid if the injury occurred under the influence of alcohol or drugs, non-work-related injuries, sick leave of less than three days, natural illness and self-harm.
The Ministry of Labor advised employers and employees to comply with safety regulations during and outside working hours.
If an injury or death is reported during working hours, the employer must report to the Department of Labor’s Compensation Division within 10 days of the incident.
Under the Workers’ Compensation Act 1957 (Amendment 1984), Section 13 (1), every employer must report in writing to the Commissioner the occurrence of occupational accidents or diseases.
Section 13 (2) stipulates that the accident must be reported within 10 days of the occurrence of the accident, while according to Section 13 (4) employers who fail to report or do not file a report are punished with a fine of 4,000 BND .
For information, please contact the Compensation Division at 2333006 ext 2203, 2204, 2205 (during working hours) or by email [email protected] buruh.gov.bn.
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