What responsibility does an employer have if an employee gets injured after work hours?
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This is a true incident that occurred in our company: A employee was taking a bath in the factory’s shower room after work. Due to his advanced age (near retirement age) and poor health, he lost his balance while trying to put on his pants and fell, resulting in a fracture of the femoral head. May I ask: Is this considered a work-related injury? What responsibilities should the company assume?
It seems to count; the commute to and from work probably counts as well, right? ?
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Article 14 of the Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance: An employee shall be recognized as having a work-related injury under any of the following circumstances: (2) Suffering an accident injury while carrying out preparatory or concluding work related to the job inside the workplace before or after working hours； ” Taking a shower after work should be considered part of the concluding tasks, and it should be recognized as an occupational injury. This passage is based on information available online—according to Recommendation No. 121 by the International Labour Organization and others, accidents that occur during a reasonable period of time before or after work, while carrying out work-related preparatory or concluding tasks such as transportation, cleaning, preparing materials, ensuring safety, storing items, and putting away tools and clothing, should be considered work-related accidents.
It should be considered a work-related injury； The provision of bathhouses on the factory premises is intended to allow employees to take baths after work as part of completing their tasks; any injuries that occur at this time should be considered work-related injuries
It must be classified as an occupational injury; filing a lawsuit will have a negative impact on the company’s reputation.