When Will the Compensation Fund Not Pay Compensation?
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When Will the Compensation Fund Not Pay Compensation?
- No payment is made for claims which are made more than 12 months after the accident or death, or more than 12 months after the disease is diagnosed
- If an employee is off work for 3 days or less, this is not covered by the Compensation Fund. It may be covered by the employee’s medical aid or sick fund
- No payment is made if the employee’s own misconduct caused the accident unless the employee was seriously disabled or died from the accident
- There may be no payment if the employee unreasonably refuses to have medical treatment, for as long as the employee refuses
- If an employee is employed as a domestic worker.
- When an employee is an ‘outsourced employee’
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