LASU Journal of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
(LJERHRM)
ISSN: 2705-3482
Volume 3, No. 1, January 2022
Pages 176-186
DOI: 10.36108/ljerhrm/2202.03.0141
EMPLOYMENT INJURY BENEFITS: AN ANTIDOTE TO SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
GENTY, Kabiru Ishola (PhD)
Lagos State University, Ojo
Faculty of Management Sciences
Dept. Industrial Relations &Human Resource Management
ishola.genty@lasu.edu.ng
AIYEOLA,Waliyu Abiola (PhD)
Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON)
Leadership and Development Studies
abiolaayieola@yahoo.com
and
SOVOHUNU, Jeliliat
Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON)
abolore2002@yahoo.com
Abstract
The increasing global employee mortality rate has called for concern among organisations stakeholders, particularly the trade unions. This is because of high employee’s mortality rate caused by work-related accidents with resultant effect on death, injury and sometimes permanent occupational diseases. These developments have led to the creation of a compensation packages known as ‘Employment Injury Benefits’ for those employees’ that suffer fatal accident, but the administration and implementation of this schemes were erroneously carried out in some countries especially developing economies such as Nigeria. This paper examines administration and implementation of the Employment Injury Benefits (EIB) in Nigeria. It also seeks to find out objectives of the EIB viz-a-viz its main scope as a compensation mechanism for employees with injuries, diseases and even death. Descriptive research method is employed to review Employees’ Compensation Act of 2010 and its relationship with ILO Convention 121 of 1964. This approach helps to achieve employee protection, promote sustainable employee security, wellbeing and development. The paper concludes by discussing the procedure for laying claims and the challenges facing the EIB as well as suggesting solutions in order to achieve sustainable society in Nigeria context.
Keywords: Employee Compensation Act, Employment Injury Benefits, ILO, Mortality, Nigeria, Sustainable Society.