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leaves persons partially dependent on his earnings, amount to be agreed upon by the parties or fixed by arbitration.

(c) Reasonable expenses of medical attendance and burial, but not to exceed £10 ($48.67) if deceased leaves no dependents.

Compensation for disability:

(a) A weekly payment during incapacity of not
more than 30 per cent of employé's aver-
age weekly earnings during previous
twelve months, but not exceeding £1
($4.87) per week; if incapacity lasts less.
than two weeks no payment is required for
the first week.

(b) A weekly payment during partial disability,
not exceeding the difference between em-
ploye's average weekly earnings before
injury and average amount which he is
earning or is able to earn after injury.
(c) Minor persons may be allowed full earnings
during incapacity, but weekly payments
may not exceed 10 shillings ($2.43).

(d) A sum sufficient to purchase a life annuity
through the Post-office Savings Bank of
75 per cent of annual value of weekly pay-
ments may be substituted, on application
of the employer, for weekly payments after
six months; but other arrangements for
redemption of weekly payments may be
made by agreement between employer and
employé.

Revision of benefits.-Weekly payments may be revised at request of either party, under regulations issued by the secretary of state.

Insurance.-Employers may make contracts with employés for substitution of a scheme of compensation, benefit, or insurance in place of the provisions of the act

if the registrar of friendly societies certifies that the scheme is not less favorable to the workmen and their dependents than the provisions of the act, and that a majority of the workmen are favorable to the substitute. The employer is then liable only in accordance with the provisions of the scheme.

Security of payments.-In case of employer's bankruptcy, the amount of compensation due under the act, up to £100 ($486.65) in any individual case, is classed as a preferred claim; or where an employer has entered into a contract with insurers in respect of any liability under the act to any workman such rights of the employer, in case he becomes bankrupt, are transferred to and vested in the workman.

Settlement of disputes.-Questions arising under the law are settled either by a committee representative of the employer and his workmen by an arbitrator selected by the two parties, or, if the parties can not agree, by the judge of the county court, who may appoint an arbitrator to act in his place.

act.

§ 110. Greek schedule of compensation and scope of

Date of enactment.-February 21 (March 6), 1901, in effect (retroactively) December 20, 1900 (January 2, 1901).

Injuries compensated.-All injuries by accidents during or because of the employment and causing death or disability lasting more than four days, unless brought on intentionally by the injured person.

Industries covered.—Mines, quarries, and metallurgigical establishments.

Persons compensated.—All workingmen and subordinate salaried persons.

Government employés.-No mention of government employés is made in the law.

Burden of payment.—Employer carries full burden

of payment of indemnities during first three months; after three months, half the payments of pensions are contributed by the miners' fund, which is mainly supported by a tax on the mines and metallurgical establishments, but partly by contributions from the workingmen's mutual aid societies in these establishments and some minor sources.

Compensation for death:

(a) If death occurs immediately or within three months: (1) Funeral expenses amount

ing to 60 drachmas ($11.58); (2) pensions to heirs aggregating pension paid for total disability.

(b) If death occurs three months after injury or later, pensions to heirs aggregating 75

per cent of pension paid during life of the injured.

(c) All pensions to heirs are distributed as follows: Equal share to widow and children, or, in absence of widow and children, equal share to father and mother.

(d)

Pension to widow ceases on her remarriage; to male children at 16 years of age; to female children on their marriage, with payment of one year's pension as a dowry. If only one heir survives, he is entitled to only one-half of original pension. Compensation for disability:

(e)

(a) Free medical and surgical treatment.
(b) An allowance of 50 per cent of earnings of
injured employé during first three months.
(c) If permanently disabled, a pension of 50
per cent of earnings in case of total dis-
ability (including loss of a hand or foot);
in case of partial disability, a pension of
33 1-3 per cent of earnings, pension pay-
ments to begin after end of third month.

(d) Pension may not exceed 100 drachmas ($19.30) per month plus 25 per cent of the excess of computed pension over 100 drachmas ($19.30).

(e) In computing pension of apprentices and children, no wage is to be considered less than 2.50 drachmas (48 cents) per day.

Revision of compensation.-Injured employé may present a new petition, or the council of the miners' fund may order a new examination, whenever there is reason to believe that changes have occurred in the degree of disability.

Insurance. No provision is made by the law for the transfer of the burden of payment of compensation by insurance.

Security of payments.-The miners' fund guarantees payment of pensions and other allowances, and has preferred claim upon employer's assets in cases of dissolution or forced sale of establishment, and also in cases of voluntary transfer, unless the new proprietor assumes the obligations under the law.

Settlement of disputes.-Amount of pension is settled by the council of the miners' fund, and appeals against its decisions may be carried into the ordinary courts.

§ 111. Hungarian schedule.

Date of enactment.—April 9, 1907, in effect July 1, 1907.

Injuries compensated.-Injuries by accident in the course of the employment causing death or disability for more than three days. Injuries caused intentionally are not compensated unless fatal.

Industries covered.-All factories subject to inspection, mines, quarries, metallurgical establishments, building trades, lumbering, construction work, shipbuilding, slaughterhouses, pharmacies, sanatoria, theaters, institutes of art and science.

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Persons compensated.-All employés in industries. enumerated.

Government employés.-Act covers government employés in state, municipal, and communal industries enumerated above.

Burden of payment.-All benefits and cost of treatment for first ten weeks provided by sick funds to which employers and employés contribute equally. Beginning with eleventh week entire cost is defrayed by employers through the accident fund.

Compensation for death:

(a) Funeral benefit of twenty times average daily wages.

(b) Pensions to heirs not exceeding 60 per cent of annual earnings of deceased, as follows

Widow, 20 per cent of annual earnings until death or remarriage; in latter case a final sum equal to 60 per cent of annual earnings; or to dependent widower 20 per cent during disability.

Each child 16 years of age or under, 15 per cent if one parent survives, 30 per cent if neither survives; payments to consort and children reduced proportionately if they aggregate more than 60 per cent. Dependent parents and grandparents if there is a residue after providing for above heirs, 20 per cent or less.

Dependent orphan grandchildren 15 years of age or under, if there is a residue after providing for above heirs, 20 per cent or less. (c) In computing pensions the excess of annual earnings above 2,400 crowns ($487.20) is not considered.

Compensation for disability:

(a) Free medical and surgical treatment pro

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