Chapter 96: The Necessity of Work Injury Compensation
Hearing Leon’s request, Father Auden’s reaction appeared very calm: “You can add conditions, but don’t go too far.”
“I want to give them a basic work injury protection system,” Leon said.
“What kind of protection?” Father Auden did not understand.
“It means that if they are injured while working for me, all medical and nursing expenses will be borne by me. During the recovery period while the contract remains in force, wages will continue to be paid as usual. If there is permanent disability, I will pay a disability compensation,” Leon said.
Father Auden looked Leon over in confusion after hearing this.
“If you want to do charity, I can recommend better targets.”
In this era, there was simply no such thing as a sound work injury protection system.
Whether an injured hired worker received a sum of compensation to be dismissed with depended entirely on the employer’s conscience.
The farms and factories all required hired workers to sign contracts that assumed personal risk.