New instructions on compensation and allowances for occupational accidents
Where an employee has an accident while working or while complying with an employer’s lawful direction outside the organization’s premises through the fault of another person or an unidentified person, the employer is still obliged to pay compensation;
– Where an employee has an accident while traveling from his/her home to work or vice versa through the fault of another person or an unidentified person, the employer is still obliged to pay benefits, provided the location and time of accident is reasonable;
– If the employer fails to pay social insurance for employees, such employer shall pay social insurance instead of the social insurance authority in addition to the compensation and/or benefits.
This Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BLĐTBXH comes into force on March 20, 2015 and annuls Circular No. 10/2003/TT-BLĐTBXH.
(Source: thuvienphapluat.vn)
