Work Injury Benefits
Disability / Work Injury Benefit
Work injuries are divided into three categories: (i) permanent incapacity (ii) temporary incapacity and (iii) fatal injury leading to death of a worker.
In the case of permanent incapacity/disability, a lump sum of 96 months of the insured's monthly earnings is paid and a lump-sum of 60 months of the insured worker's earnings is paid for a permanent partial disability up to a maximum.
In the case of temporary disability, an insured worker, after certification from the medical board and a waiting period of three days, may receive a temporary disability benefit of 100% of his average daily earnings up to 12 months.(If the incapacity lasts for more than three days).
In the case of fatal injury, fully dependent survivors receive a benefit equivalent to a lump sum of 60 months of the deceased worker's earnings. In absence of fully dependent survivors, reduced benefit is paid to partially dependent survivors.
The Funeral grant is also provided. A lump sum of the cost of the funeral is paid to the dependents or a cost of burial ispaid by the employer if there are no dependents.
All the above-mentioned benefits are periodically adjusted by the Minister of Labour.
Source: §10 & 28-37 of the Work Injury Benefits Act 2007; ISSA Country Profile for Kenya