What is Workers’ Compensation?
Workers’ compensation or workers’ comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the
the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee’s right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence.
How To Calculate Workers’ Compensation In Zambia
Compensation benefits are paid for loss of earning capacity, and according to the Workers’ Compensation Act,
the maximum earning capacity of workers is K800,000 per month or K9. 6 million per year. The Act prescribes 50% of earning capacity by the degree of disablement as a basis informing the calculation of benefits.