Payment of salary during injury period under W.C.Act.
V V SATYANARAYANA
(Querist) 18 February 2009
This query is : Resolved
Sirs,
Under W.C.Act there is provision for payment of 15 days salary to the injured employee as compensation which is adjustable against the final compensation derived as per the scheduled injury list. The cost of treatment extended by the employer is excluded from this deduction/adjustment.
In our case, we are paying the employee one full month's wages during injury period apart from extending medical facilities. Since the monthly wage payment is made directly to the employee by cheque, can we deduct/adjust this amount from final compensation payable as per the sum calculated for scheduled injury list ? or will the Commissioner for W.C. disallow since the money is directly paid to the employee/workman.
Kindly clarify.
adv. rajeev ( rajoo )
(Expert) 20 February 2009
No u have to convince the commissioner regarding the payment directly to the employee and he cannot disallow because payment is made.
Actully after depsoiting the amount in the court it will issue a cheque to the employee. In ur case u have depsoited directly so there is no problem.
A. A. JOSE
(Expert) 20 February 2009
I agree with the above.
