EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY ACT

a British Act of Parliament pa ed in 1880, by which, within certain limits, an injured worknman or, in event of his death, his relatives or representatives may claim from the employer com pen EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD,| sation for injuries received in his British Government organisation.! service. The law on this subjeet was 148 EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS 145 EMYS improved by the Workmen’s Com-| Acts (notably that of 1920) have pens at i on Act (1897) and its Amending Act (1900). These applied to those employed on, in, or about railways, factories, mines, quarries, engineering works, buildings, and to agricultural labourers. An Act of 1906 added other cla es of workers, including domestic servants. The law relating to Workmen’s Compensation is now contained in the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1925. The maximum compensation on death is £600. Contracting out is carefully safeguarded. The maximum weekly benefit is thirty shillings in cases of total incapacity. Ambulance rooms or ‘first-aid’ appliances must be provided in all factories.