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Hong Kong has so far recorded thousands of confirmed coronavirus cases. However, The Employees\u2019 Compensation Ordinance(ECO)<\/a><\/span> does not specify whether employees confirmed the disease is a work-related injury or occupational disease. A union has initiated a joint signing to request the government to list the coronavirusInvolved into occupational diseases to protect employees, especially medical staff.<\/p>\n

An article published by Law Chi-kwong, the Secretary of Labour and Welfare, pointed out that according to the records of the Labour Department, 380 (92%) of the 415 employee SARS compensation claims filed by the Labour Department were medical staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Ho Pak Leung, Director of the HKU Carol Yu Centre for Infection also pointed out in a commercial program that the Hong Kong government should list COVID-19 as an occupational disease. However, Law Chi-kwong said that there is insufficient data to support the legislation and only recommends that employees can ask employers for compensation with evidence.<\/p>\n

What if the medical staff has confirmed with coronavirus at work? Although Severe Respiratory Disease associated with a Novel Infectious Agent is not a prescribed occupational disease under ECO, section 36 of ECO stipulates that an employee may still claim compensation under the Ordinance for a disease if it is a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment. Employers are also generally liable for compensation under the ECO.<\/p>\n

Under the epidemic, employers should raise awareness of occupational safety and health, comply with The Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance, and pursuant to section 6 of the Ordinance,every employer must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety and health at work of all the employer\u2019s employees.<\/p>\n

For example, employers are obliged to prepare thermometers, hand sanitiser, disinfecting wipes, and do the cleaning with bleach\/disinfectant, or distribute face masks for colleagues in the office.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Can Employers Deduct Salary From Sick Leave During the Outbreak of COVID-19?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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