Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17) - St Helena

Articles 5 and 9 of the Convention. Benefits in the form of periodical payments. Free-of-charge medical, surgical and pharmaceutical aid. The Committee notes with satisfaction the adoption of the Employees’ Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance, enacted on 1 July 2009, amending the principal Ordinance so as to bring it into line with the Convention. In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, section 9 of the Ordinance, as amended, provides that compensation payable where the death or disablement of an employee has resulted from an injury has to be paid by way of periodical payments to persons protected or their dependants. This provision also provides that compensation may be paid in a lump sum in cases where the responsible authority is satisfied that it will be properly utilized, as authorized by the Convention. The Committee also notes that, in conformity with Article 9 of the Convention, section 14 of the revised Ordinance provides that the employer or the insurer bears the cost of all medical aid and such surgical and pharmaceutical aid as is reasonably necessary in consequence of an occupational accident.