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Law No. 14 of 2004 on the promulgation of Labour Law

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 14Date: 19/05/2004 Corresponding to 30/03/1425 HijriNumber of Articles: 150Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 9Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 06/07/2004 Corresponding to 19/05/1425 HijriPage from: 229

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Employment Accidents and their Compensation

108 Article

If the Worker dies during the Work or by reason thereof, or suffers an Occupational Injury, the Employer or his representative shall report the accident immediately to the police and the Department.

The report shall include the name of the Worker, his age, profession, address, nationality, a brief description of the accident and its circumstances and the aid or treatment procedures taken.

The police, on delivery of the report, shall immediately carry out the necessary investigations and take the statements of the witnesses and the Employer, or his representative, and the statement of the injured Worker, if his situation allows, shall be recorded in the minutes. The proceedings shall particularly clarify the relation of the accident with the Work.

The police, immediately on completion of the investigations, shall send a copy of the proceedings to the Department and another to the Employer. The Department may request the completion of the investigation, if it deems necessary.
109 Article

The Worker who sustains an Occupational Injury shall have the right to receive treatment appropriate to his situation at the cost of the Employer in accordance with the decision of the Competent Medical Authority.

The Worker shall receive full Remuneration throughout the period of treatment or for a period of six months, whichever of the two is less. If the treatment continues for more than six months, he shall receive half of his Remuneration until proof of cure or permanent incapability is stated, whichever of the two is earlier.
110 Article

Heirs of the Worker who dies by reason of the Work, and the Worker who suffers an Occupational Injury resulting in whole or partial disability, shall have the right to receive compensation. The amount of the compensation, in the case of death, shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Islamic Law (Shariah). The Occupational Injury resulting in permanent whole disability shall be considered as death.

The proportion of the partial disability to the whole permanent disability shall be determined in accordance with Schedule2 attached hereto. The amount of compensation, in this case, shall be calculated, on basis of this proportion, from the amount of compensation provided for in the previous paragraph.
111 Article

The provisions of the two previous Articles shall not be applied if any of the following is proved:
1. The Worker harmed himself intentionally.
2. The Worker was under the influence of a drug or drunkenness at the time of the occurrence of the injury or death and such influence was the cause of the injury or death.
3. The Worker intentionally violated the instructions of the Employer regarding the safeguarding of the occupational health and safety, or committed gross negligence in execution of these instructions.
4. If the Worker, without a genuine reason, refuses to undergo medical examination or follow up the treatment prescribed by the Competent Medical Authority.
112 Article

If a dispute arises between the employee and the Worker regarding the ability of the Worker to resume his Work or as to any other medical issue related to the injury or disease or the prescribed or current treatment, the Department shall refer the matter to the Competent Medical Authority, the decision of which, regarding the issues within its jurisdiction, shall be conclusive.
113 Article

The right of the Worker to claim compensation for disability or death shall be prescribed by the lapse of one year from the date of the final medical report including the occurrence of the disability resulting from the injury, or confirmation of the occurrence of the disability as a result of one of the occupational diseases recorded in Schedule 1, attached to this Law, or as from the date of the death.
114 Article

The Employer shall pay the compensation for the disability, within a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date that the disability of the Worker is proved, or from the date of announcing the result of the inquiries supporting the occurrence of the disability by reason of the Work.

The Employer shall deposit the compensation at the treasury of the competent court, within a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of death, or from the date of the announcement of the result of the investigation which supports the occurrence of the death by reason of the Work. The court shall distribute the compensation amongst the heirs of the deceased, in accordance with the provisions of the Islamic Law (Shariah) or the personal law adopted in the country of the deceased. The compensation shall accrue to the public treasury of the State if three years lapse without determining the beneficiaries thereof.
115 Article

The Employer shall furnish the Department, every six years, with statistics of the Work injuries and the occupational diseases, in accordance with the forms prepared for this purpose and in accordance with the procedures issued by an order of the Minister.