Employers face more costs in workers compensation plan

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Employers face higher costs as a new draft Bill seeks to have them contribute one percent of each worker’s gross monthly earnings to fund a kitty that will compensate employees who suffer an injury while on duty.

Workers will not contribute to the kitty. If passed into law, the proposal will add to employers’ payroll costs, adding to the nascent Housing Levy in which they and their workers contribute 1.5 percent of monthly gross pay each.

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