I will refer to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and
Diseases Act Number 130 of 1993 as "COIDA".
An injury at work can be highly stressful, specifically in the
context of the current economic climate, this can ravage
livelihoods and the fact that not all persons have disability
insurance cover, which may have lasting adverse effects. Many
perceive COIDA as a means to recover significant amounts of damages
to the same extent one can sue the Road Accident for large sums.
The problem is however that this statement could not be farther
from the truth as COIDA takes notoriously long to pay claims and
does not cover prospective damages for pain and suffering and the
like.
COIDA creates a statutory insurance framework, a compulsory
insurance through which all employers are covered against claims of
all employees, casual and full time whom are ill, injured, disabled
or died as result of a workplace related incident which occurred in
their course and scope of
