SICKNESS AND INVALIDITY.
BRITISH INSURANCE SCHEME. By^Telegrapb— Press Association—Copyright.: London, January 4. A provisional scheme drawn up by-Mr. Lloyd-George (Chancellor "of the' Exchequer) for sickness and invalidity' insurance has been printed."
It is proposed to operate through the present voluntary societies on the basis of compulsion of all workers whose earnings are below .£IOO a year.
Such workers will .make a contribution to provide for a minimum benefit of ss, a week, to which a State guarantee will, be given, restricted to meet'one-half the amount, the workman, insuring for., the remainder in equal proportions with his employer and the State.
Any insurance . beyond the minimum is to be voluntary.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 5
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