Health

Legal amendment to expand compensation for Hong Kong commuters hurt or killed in inclement weather




More Hong Kong workers who are injured or killed while commuting to or from work in inclement weather would be compensated by their employers under a new legal amendment first drafted in the wake of Typhoon Mangkhut more than two years ago.At present, commuters are entitled to compensation for mishaps only when either a No 8 typhoon signal or higher, or a red or black rainstorm warning, is in force. But under the Employees’ Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2021, to be introduced in the Legislative…



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