The Workers' Compensation Act
Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zambia
An Act to make provision for the establishment and administration of a Fund for the compensation of Workers disabled by accidents to, or diseases contracted by, such Workers in the course of their employment, and for the payment of compensation to dependants of Workers who die as a result of such accidents or diseases; for the payment of contributions to such Fund by employers; for the grant of pensions and allowances to certain dependants of Workers who, being in receipt of pensions for such disablement, die from causes not connected with such accidents or diseases; for the appointment and powers of a Workers’ Compensation Commissioner and the establishment and powers of a Workers’ Compensation Board and an Appeal Tribunal; and for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
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The Workers' Compensation Act Current Version
January 2022
An Act to make provision for the establishment and administration of a Fund for the compensation of Workers disabled by accidents to, or diseases contracted by, such Workers in the course of their employment, and for the payment of compensation to dependants of Workers who die as a result of such accidents or diseases; for the payment of contributions to such Fund by employers; for the grant of pensions and allowances to certain dependants of Workers who, being in receipt of pensions for such disablement, die from causes not connected with such accidents or diseases; for the appointment and powers of a Workers’ Compensation Commissioner and the establishment and powers of a Workers’ Compensation Board and an Appeal Tribunal; and for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
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