Is compensation paid for a disease caught at work?
- Your employer must pay compensation for an occupational disease listed in the Third Schedule that arises out of and in the course of your work SS s. 74(1).
- A doctor attending you must report a listed disease without delay OSH s. 12(2).
Employee's compensation chapter
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