Reviewing Pay-outs under Work Injury Compensation Act

Mr K Karthikeyan asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider reviewing the present payouts under the Work Injury Compensation Act with the inclusion of PMEs and all employees in the Act.

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The Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) offers a no-fault, expeditious and low-cost route to compensation for any injury arising out of and in the course of employment. To ensure that payouts under WICA remain relevant, my Ministry will conduct regular reviews on its compensation limits to account for changes in nominal median wages and healthcare costs.

We had increased WICA’s compensation limits twice since the Act was expanded to cover all employees in 2008 and the last increment was made in 2012. We are in the midst of our three yearly review of the compensation limits and will announce more details once the review is completed.