Vol. 412, No. 20528, 8 October 1999
GOVERNMENT NOTICE
Notice 1199 of 1999
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND
DISEASES ACT, 1993
(ACT No. 130 OF 1993), AS AMENDED
AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 4 OF ACT No. 130 OF 1993
The Minister of Labour intends to amend Schedule 4 in terms of section 55 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993), with effect from 1 March 2000 to read as follows:
SCHEDULE 4
MANNER OF CALCULATING COMPENSATION
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (v) |
| Item | Section | Nature and degree of disablement |
Nature of benefits |
Manner of calculating benefits |
| 1 | 47(1)(a) | Temporary total disablement | Periodical payments | 75% of an employee's monthly earnings at the time of the accident subject to maximum compensation of R7 712,25 per month |
| 2 | 49(1) | Permanent disablement of 30% | Lump sum | 15 times the monthly earnings of the employee at the time of the accident subject to maximum and minimum compensation of R86 415,00 and R16 215,00 |
| 3 | 49(1) | Permanent disablement of less than 30% | Lump sum | An amount which bears to a lump sum calculated under item 2 the same proportion as the degree of permanent disablement to 30% |
| 4 | 49(1) | Permanent disablement of 100% | Monthly pension | 75% of an employee's monthly earnings at the time of the accident subject to maximum and minimum compensation of R7 712,25 and R810,75 |
| 5 | 49(1) | Permanent disablement of less than 100% but more than 30% | Monthly pension | A monthly pension which bears to a pension calculated under item 4 the same proportion as the degree of permanent disablement to 100% |
| 6 | 54(1)(a) | Fatal | Lump sum | Twice the employee's monthly pension that would have been payable to the employee under item 4 had he been totally permanently disabled |
| 7 | 54(1)(b) | Fatal | Monthly pension | 40% of the monthly pension that would have been payable to the employee under item 4 had he been totally permanently disabled |
8 |
54(1)(c) | Fatal | Monthly pension | 20% of the monthly pension that would have been payable to the employee under item 4 had he been totally permanently disabled, to each child |
| 9 | 54(1)(e) | Fatal | Lump sum | Percentage dependence as portion of R28 680,00 |
| 10 | 54(2) | Fatal | Funeral costs | A reasonable amount for funeral costs to a maximum of R6 182,00 or the actual amount, whichever is the lesser |
Any person who wishes to comment on the proposed amendment, should submit such comment in writing to the Compensation Commissioner, P.O. Box 955, Pretoria, not later than 8 December 1999.
M. M. S. MDLADLANA
Minister of Labour