Will the employer be committed to pay financial aid to the worker if the latter is proved to have sustained an industrial injury or an occupational disease that has prevented him from performing his duties?
If injury has prevented a worker from performing his duties, the employer will have to pay the worker a financial aid equivalent to full pay throughout the duration of treatment or for a period of six months, whichever is shorter. If treatment has taken more than six months, the aid will be reduced by half for the subsequent six months or until the worker recovers, is proved to be disabled or dies, whichever is shorter.
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