The Workmen compensation Act. 1923 & subsequent amendments impose statutory obligation upon Employers to compensate their own Employees and those of 'Contractors, for labour or otherwise employed by them when incapacitated as a result of accident of employment.
We give below the working of compensation payable in the event of death or permanent total disablement.
There is a fixed chart of factors based on the completed years of age on the last birthday immediately preceding the date on which the compensation fell due.
A specimen of factors is given below
Age Factor
18 226.38
25 216.91
30 207.98
35 197.06
The factor goes down as the age increases .
Now we give below the formula for working out compensation. The maximum wages are taken as Rs. 4000/- for the purpose of arriving at compensation payable.
For the purpose of the calculation we will take the age of the workmen as 33 and the corresponding factor applicable then will be 201.66
Case 1) Death of Employee
Age 33 Factor 201.66
Wages Rs. 4000 x 50% = 2000 x 201.66 = 403320/-
Case 2) Permanent Total Disablement
Wages Rs. 4000 x 60% = 2400 x 201.66 = 483984/- (maximum Rs. 4,52,760/-)
Case 3) Temporary Total Disablement
First 3 days are excluded
suppose no. of days was 28
Then calculation will be 28-3=25days
25 X 25% of wages
15
i.e. 1.66 x 1000 = 1660/-
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