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When will the Fund not pay compensation?

  • No payment is made for claims that 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 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
  • When an employee is an ‘outsourced employee’