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for the more readily quantifiable loss for which the victim can ‘bill’ the defendant: if the victim has received no wages during a period of sickness, and had no other substitute income (for example, sick pay) this is likely to be a major element in this part of the claim. If the victim has income support during incapacity the defendant’s liability will be that much the less, always assuming that there is no mechanism for ensuring that the defendant reimburse the body which has provided income support. It is therefore possible to argue that income support systems are undesirable because they can reduce the cost of the accident to the defendant. Such an argument, however, emphasises the penal role of compensation law while paying insufficient attention to the paramount need to provide for the victim. The Workmen’s Compensation Act 1897 was the first legislative attempt to provide a system of income maintenance at least for certain categories of the victims of industrial injury. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT 1897
DOI link for for the more readily quantifiable loss for which the victim can ‘bill’ the defendant: if the victim has received no wages during a period of sickness, and had no other substitute income (for example, sick pay) this is likely to be a major element in this part of the claim. If the victim has income support during incapacity the defendant’s liability will be that much the less, always assuming that there is no mechanism for ensuring that the defendant reimburse the body which has provided income support. It is therefore possible to argue that income support systems are undesirable because they can reduce the cost of the accident to the defendant. Such an argument, however, emphasises the penal role of compensation law while paying insufficient attention to the paramount need to provide for the victim. The Workmen’s Compensation Act 1897 was the first legislative attempt to provide a system of income maintenance at least for certain categories of the victims of industrial injury. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT 1897
for the more readily quantifiable loss for which the victim can ‘bill’ the defendant: if the victim has received no wages during a period of sickness, and had no other substitute income (for example, sick pay) this is likely to be a major element in this part of the claim. If the victim has income support during incapacity the defendant’s liability will be that much the less, always assuming that there is no mechanism for ensuring that the defendant reimburse the body which has provided income support. It is therefore possible to argue that income support systems are undesirable because they can reduce the cost of the accident to the defendant. Such an argument, however, emphasises the penal role of compensation law while paying insufficient attention to the paramount need to provide for the victim. The Workmen’s Compensation Act 1897 was the first legislative attempt to provide a system of income maintenance at least for certain categories of the victims of industrial injury. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT 1897
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