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We would like to inform you that if your inquiry is related to the injury of a worker while he is at his duty or because of it, here are the following information:
The Kuwaiti Labor law obligates the employer to pay the worker’s wage for the whole treatment period. The employer and the insurance company shall pay a compensation for the injury to the worker.
Here are the texts of the Kuwaiti Labor Law related to your inquiry:
Article (90)
In the event where the worker suffers an injury in an accident that took place by cause of or during the work or while he was on his way to work or back from work, the employer shall immediately report the accident upon the occurrence thereof or as soon as he becomes aware thereof, as the case may be, to the following:
a- Nearest police station
b- Nearest labor department
c- Public Institution for Social Security or the competent insurance company providing insurance for workers against work injuries. The worker or his representative shall also have the right to report the incident if he is able to do so.
Article (91)
Without prejudice to the provisions of Law No. 1 of the year 1999 concerning health insurance for expatriates and the imposition of fees against health services, the employer shall bear all costs for the treatment of the worker who suffers work injuries or occupational diseases, at governmental hospitals or private treatment centers, including medicine and transportation expenses. The attending physician shall determine in his report the period of treatment, extent of disability resulting from the injury, and the extent of the worker’s ability to resume his work.
The worker and the employer shall have the right to object against the medical report before the Medical Tribunal at the Ministry of Health within a month from the date of issue of such report and by virtue of an application submitted to the competent authority.
Article (93)
The worker who suffers a work injury or occupational disease shall be entitled to his full remunieration throughout the period of treatment specified by the attending physician. In the event where the treatment period exceeds six months, the employee shall be entitled to half the salary until he completely recovers or until he is proven disabled or dead.
Article (94)
The worker or the beneficiaries through him shall have the right to claim compensation for the work injury or occupational disease in accordance with the list issued by means of a resolution of the Minister after considering the opinion of the Minister of Health.