In the unfortunate event that an employee is seriously injured or killed on-site, the employer is required pursuant to Article 108 of Law No (14) of 2004 ("Labour Law") to report the incident to both the police and the labour department at the Ministry of Labour ("Labour Department"). Depending on the severity of the injury, or in the event of death, the police may initiate an investigation into the events leading to the harm.
In relation to medical care, according to Article 109 of the Labour Law, the employer is liable for payment of the employee's medical treatment. During recuperation the employee is entitled to payment of his full salary for a period of 2 weeks, and then may receive a payment of half his salary for a further 4 weeks. The employee will not be entitled to salary payments where his recuperation extends beyond 4 weeks. If after 12 weeks a physician confirms that the employee is not able to return to work, then the employer may terminate the employee's service.
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