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- Akta Pampasan Pekerja 1952
- Akta Pampasan Pekerja Asing 1952
(Akta Pampasan Pekerja (Pindaan) 1996) Akta Pampasan Pekerja 1952 telah dipinda pada bulan Ogos 1996. Di bawah Seksyen 26(2) Akta yang Dipinda, adalah mandatori bagi setiap majikan menginsuranskan semua pekerja asing yang digajikan di bawah satu skim insurans yang diluluskan berhubung dengan sebarang liabiliti yang mungkin ditanggungnya di bawah Akta Pampasan Pekerja 1952.
Akta Pampasan Pekerja 1952
Workmen Compensation Act 1952 |
Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
AKTA PAMPASAN PEKERJA 1952 | This Act shall be made applicable through out Malaysia for the following sectors: (i) | Private Sector (a) | Any person employed by way of manual labour, with no earning limit. | (b) | Non-manual labourwhose earning is not exceeding RM500/month. |
| (ii) | Public Sector (a) | Public Servants engaged by way of manual labor, with no earning limit. | (b) | Non-manual labor public servants whose earning does not exceeds RM400/month. |
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The following category of persons are exempted from the application of this Act:
(i) Casual worker
(ii) Domestic servant
(iii) Armed forces
(iv) Police force
(v) Out workers | Foreign Workers Compensation Scheme Download suara ambulance emergency.
Since 1992, all local workers were covered under the SOCSO Act 1969. currently, the WCA 1952 is only applicable for foreign workers as in-force under the Workmen’ Compensation (Foreign Workers Compensation Scheme) (Insurance) Order 2005.
Application.
Foreign Workers covered under the Foreign Workers Compensation Scheme are limited to those falls under the definition of Workmen; (i) | Those whose earning is not exceeding RM500/month; and | (ii) | Those engaged in manual labor with no wage limit. |
| Employer’ responsibility. Under the scheme, every employer who employs foreign worker is required to pay an insurance premium of RM 72 per annum for each employee. Some 25 insurance providers has been elected under this scheme. They are, among others; i) | Tokyo Marine Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad | ii) | Arab Malaysian Assurance Bhd. | iii) | LonPac Insurance Company Berhad | iv) | Mayban Assurance Berhad | v) | MNI Takaful Sdn. Bhd | vi) | Malaysia British Assurance Berhad | vii) | Malaysian Assurance AllianceBhd | viii) | Malaysia National Insurance Bhd | ix) | The Pacific Insurance Bhd | x) | Syarikat Takaful |
Employers are prohibited from deducting their employees wages to cover for the insurance premiums. Employers are expected to ensure all particulars given, are complete and accompanied with relevant documents such as Medical Certificate, death certificate, employee’ children’ birth certificate, etc. To pay the compensation according to the assessment by the Labor Department directly to the affected person or by depositing the amount to the Labor Department when necessary. No payment of compensation shall be made to a woman or to a minor otherwise than by deposit with the Labor department. | Offences | Penalty | i)Deducting from employee’ wages to cover the insurance premium
ii)Failure to insure himself with the scheme.
iii)Failure to report accident | i)RM5K or 1 year imprisonment or both Fine of RM20K or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to both Fine, RM5K for the first offence, RM10K for any subsequent offence |
ii)RM5K or 1 year imprisonment or both Fine of RM20K or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to both Fine, RM5K for the first offence, RM10K for any subsequent offence
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iii)RM5K or 1 year imprisonment or both Fine of RM20K or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to both Fine, RM5K for the first offence, RM10K for any subsequent offence
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Akta Pampasan Pekerja Asing 1952
- Akta Pampasan Pekerja 1952 telah dipinda pada bulan Ogos 1996. Di bawah Seksyen 26(2) Akta Pindaan, adalah mandatori bagi setiap majikan untuk menginsuranskan semua pekerja-pekerja asing yang diambil bekerja dengannya di bawah suatu skim insurans yang diluluskan untuk mana-mana liabiliti yang beliau tanggung di bawah Akta Pampasan Pekerja 1952.
- Membuat suatu tuntutan pampasan di bawah Akta Pampasan Pekerja dan setelah memeriksa pihak menuntut tersebut, saya dengan ini memperakui bahawa: I, the undersigned Medical Officer/Practitioner, understand that the above claimant is making a claim for compensation under.