New compensation bill: A cure or an injury?
Some health practitioners suspect new legislation will hamper the work of agents who are efficient in getting them paid timeously
18 February 2021 - 05:00
Doctors who treat workers injured on the job often battle to get paid by the Compensation Fund. Many therefore hire agents to deal with the fund on their behalf.
But this could come to an end if a bill to amend the Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Diseases Act is passed, says a medical practitioners’ lobby group...
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