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EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT

1923

ABOUT THE ACT

Objectives:

The act aims to provide workmen and their dependents, compensatory payment, in case of accidents arising out of and in course of employment and causing either death or disablement of workmen.

Applicability

The Act extends to the whole of India. The act applies to factories, mines, docks, construction establishments, plantations, oilfields and other establishments listed in Schedule II and III of the act but excludes establishments covered by the ESI Act. Every employee including those employed through a contractor except casual employees, who is engaged for the purposes of employers business and who suffers an injury in any b accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, shall be entitled for compensation under this Act. The W.C Amendment Act, 1995, has extended the ambit of the Act to cover workers of newspaper establishments, drivers, cleaners, etc working in connection with a motor vehicle, workers employed by Indian companies abroad, persons engaged in spraying or dusting of insecticides or pesticides in agricultural operations, mechanised harvesting and thrashing, horticultural operations and doing other mechanical jobs.

Related Sections Of The Act

Section 1:  Short title, extent, and commencement
Section 1:  Short title, extent, and commencement

Important Definitions

Section 2E:  Employer
Section 2E:  Employer
Section 2F:  Managing agent
Section 2F:  Managing agent
Section 2K:  Seaman
Section 2K:  Seaman
Section 2M:  Wages
Section 2M:  Wages
Section 2N:  Workman
Section 2N:  Workman

Related Schedules

The First Schedule -   S. 2(1),4: List Of Injuries Resulting in Permanent Total and Partial Disablement
The First Schedule -   S. 2(1),4: List Of Injuries Resulting in Permanent Total and Partial Disablement
The Second Schedule -   S 2(1)(n) - List Of People Included In The Definition Of Workmen
The Second Schedule -   S 2(1)(n) - List Of People Included In The Definition Of Workmen