Accident compensation
Sir,—One purpose of the Accident Compensation Act, 1972, is to compensate a worker for loss of his wages while he recovers from an accident. One would reasonably expect “compensation” to mean recompense for his full loss of wages; but it does not. The injured worker receives only 80 per cent of his wages; . the balance of 20 per cent he suffers as a loss. This loss is serious; for his living costs do not decrease. But think how much greater is the hardship for a worker who suffers a permanent injury which leaves
him completely disabled. Not only must he suffer the wrecking of his life, but for the rest of his life he suffers an unwarranted financial penalty. In this year for the disabled, the least the Government can do, for its part, is to right this wrong. It is only simple justice for ah injured worker to receive full compensation.—Yours, etc., F. ROBINSON. June 20, 1981.
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