What is basic Rights of Labour ?

What is basic Rights of Labour ?

Main Objectives of Employees Social Security in Pakistan 

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The main objectives of the Social Security Scheme is to provide benefits to certain employees & their dependents including parents in the event of Sickness, Maternity, Employment Injury & Death. The benefits admissible under the scheme comprise:

Medical Care facilities:

      The Institution provides

• Free of cost medical care facilities to secured persons and their dependents through its medical units and Govt: hospitals
• Hospitalization in its medical units and Govt: hospitals where necessary.
• Free of cost medicines   as prescribed  by doctors of the Institution and specialists on panel
• Dental care in employment injury
• facilities of angiography, angioplasty and heart  surgery  in  Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) Peshawar and Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Rawalpindi.
• Hospitalization in Burn Trauma Centers, Wah Cantt and Jhelum if necessary.
• Ambulances are available in all medical units round the clock except Medical Posts.

Cash Benefits:

     The Following cash benefits are admissible under the ESSI law / rules: -

• Sickness Benefit

Payable equal to 75% of wages in case of ailment up to 121 days in a year  in routine cases and equal to 100% of wages up to 365 days to CANCER and TB patients

• Maternity Benefit

For female worker equal to her wages for 12 weeks

• Injury Benefit

Equal to employee's wages for 180 days in a year in case of employment injury

• Death Grant

Equal to the daily rate of sickness benefit multiplied by thirty on the death of secured worker. 

• Disablement Gratuity 

For disability as a result of an employment injury from 5% to 20% of physical lose determined by the Medical Board

• Partial Disablement Pension

For disability as a result of an employment injury from 21% to 66 % of physical lose determined by the Medical Board

• Total Disablement Pension

For disability as a result of an employment injury above 66 % of physical lose determined by the Medical Board

• Survivor's Pension

Family pension for widow of deceased worker who dies as a result of an employment injury

• Iddat Benefit

To female workers for 130 days on the death of her husband equal to her monthly wages

- See more at: http://essi.kp.gov.pk/page/objectives#sthash.FPsERwrG.dpuf

Employees Old Age Benefits institute of Pakistan  

EOB Act 1976 was enforced with effect from April 01, 1976, to achieve the objective of Article 38 (C) of the Constitution, by providing for compulsory social insurance. It extends following benefits to insured persons or their survivors:-,

• Old-Age Pension
• Survivor's Pension
• Invalidity Pension
• Old-Age Grant