POL 24/2016, Dependent Spouses – Initial Entitlement and Re-Employment Assistance establishes guidelines for providing benefits and re-employment assistance to dependent spouses.
Effective date: March 1, 2017
Application: All dependent spouses on and after the effective date.
Policy subject: Fatalities - Dependants
Purpose:
To establish the process for providing initial benefits and re-employment assistance to dependent spouses.
POL 24/2016, Dependent Spouses – Initial Entitlement and Re-Employment Assistance establishes guidelines for providing benefits and re-employment assistance to dependent spouses.
Spousal benefits – eligibility
Delay in determining benefits
Death of the worker is due to a work injury
Death of worker is not due to a work injury
Re-employment assistance
The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013
19(1)(d), 69(2), 80, 81, 82, 87, 93, 101, 111, 115(f)
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