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The Basics Of Workers Compensation Act 1923

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  The Workmen Compensation Act 1923 is an old but essential law because it established a social security system for the country's workers. It allows an employee and his dependents to receive compensation for work-related injuries at his employer's expense in the event of his death. This article explains the basics of the workers compensation act 1923 and the formation of the child marriage restraint act 1929 . The objective of the act The workmen compensation act aims to allow certain companies to compensate their workers for injuries incurred due to an accident while on the job. If a worker acquires an occupational sickness while on the job, the Act treats it as an accident-related ailment. Nature of liability Consider what would happen if an employee putting in long hours and receiving excellent perks learned that he/she will not get any compensation. People, after all, are prone to doing something for the sake of receiving something in return.  When the vicarious liabilit...