EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27044, 31 March 1949, Page 6

EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

Sir,—Mr J. D. Brown, of the State Fire Office, states that during April. 1949, every employer is protected against claims by employees, would he please quote his authority for this remarkable statement as it apparently does not appear in either the Act nor the regulations? To me. It seems an .incredible departure from insurance practice, and would be equivalent to a man claiming £2OOO fire loss on his house, a fortnight after it had been burnt, on offering a nominal nre insurance- premium. , ~ , Would Mr Brown please elucidate, and also state the accident claim position of the employer during May, if he has not yet made his declaration?—l am, etc., Ajax. [“Under Section 13 of the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 1947, employers are allowed one month from tne beginning of April in which to make a statement of wages,” said Mr Brown when this letter was referred to him. under the Act, an employer was also allowed a month, dating from the time he received an assessment of premium, to make payment, he added. Mr Brown advised that the question of liability is fully set out in Section 11 of the Amendment Act. —Ed. ODT.I