Industrial injuries insurance [[electronic resource] ] : an examination of British policy / / by A. F. Young |
Autore | Young A. F (Agnes Freda) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Collana | International library of sociology. Sociology of work and organization |
Soggetto topico |
Employers' liability - Great Britain
Labor laws and legislation - Great Britain Industrial accidents - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-315-00736-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; The International Library of Sociology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES; 1. AN EXAMINATION OF BRITISH FACTORY ACCIDENTS; The numbers.; Distribution by industry; by age; the problems of old age; youth; by sex; by geography; Factory size and its effect on accidents; The site of the injury; The timing of accidents; Causes of accidents; the human factor; accident-proneness; 2. INDUSTRIAL DISEASES; Pneumoconiosis and byssinosis: 1956 Survey of the pottery industry
Amount of notifiable industrial disease3. ACCIDENT PREVENTION; State effort; the factory inspectorate; medical factory inspector; Voluntary effort; first aid; accident services; safety promotion; training for safety; safety committee; PART TWO: STATUTORY SYSTEM OF CASH BENEFIT FOR INDUSTRIAL INJURY AND DISEASE; 4. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS, 1897 ONWARDS; After 1897; coverage of personnel; family allowances; diseases; private insurance; 5. WEAKNESSES OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION; The workers' grievances; weekly payment; the lump sum; review of the case; disputes; General criticisms malingeringcosts of compensation; rehabilitation and resettlement; 6. PROPOSALS TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM; The Beveridge proposals 1942; The Government proposals 1944; 7. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) ACT, 1946; Types of benefit; injury benefit; disablement benefit; additional benefits; the gratuity; death benefit; Administrative procedure; 8. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE 1946 SCHEME'S OPERATION; The benefits; injury; disablement; gratuities; additional benefits; importance of the special hardship allowance; Workers' compensation cases; Pneumoconiosis; Death benefits General financial provisionsAppeals' tribunals; medical; non-medical; Administration; avoiding mistakes of the past; employers' responsibility; average wage theory; lump sum; unfairness in medical assessment; litigation; malingering; costs of administration; Beveridge principle of 'all in together': anomaly of Class II contributor; 'Funded' scheme; PART THREE: ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES; 9. THE COMMON LAW; Safe place of work; Safe system of working; Competent personnel; Defences: accident inevitable; trespasser; beyond scope of his authority; contributory negligence; 10. STATUTORY DUTIES 11. REJECTED THEORIESCommon employment; Volenti non fit injuria; Delegation; Election; Contracting out; 12. THE GENERAL POSITION SINCE 1948 - A SOCIAL ASSESSMENT; The purpose of damages; The problem of the diminution of damages; The alleged increase in the number of cases brought to Court; THE ISSUES; Safety and the financial incentive; Benefit - a separate national insurance scheme?; The blameworthy - is civil action the proper method?; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449927303321 |
Young A. F (Agnes Freda)
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London, : Routledge, 2000 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Industrial injuries insurance [[electronic resource] ] : an examination of British policy / / by A. F. Young |
Autore | Young A. F (Agnes Freda) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Collana | International library of sociology. Sociology of work and organization |
Soggetto topico |
Employers' liability - Great Britain
Labor laws and legislation - Great Britain Industrial accidents - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-136-25262-2
1-315-00736-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; The International Library of Sociology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES; 1. AN EXAMINATION OF BRITISH FACTORY ACCIDENTS; The numbers.; Distribution by industry; by age; the problems of old age; youth; by sex; by geography; Factory size and its effect on accidents; The site of the injury; The timing of accidents; Causes of accidents; the human factor; accident-proneness; 2. INDUSTRIAL DISEASES; Pneumoconiosis and byssinosis: 1956 Survey of the pottery industry
Amount of notifiable industrial disease3. ACCIDENT PREVENTION; State effort; the factory inspectorate; medical factory inspector; Voluntary effort; first aid; accident services; safety promotion; training for safety; safety committee; PART TWO: STATUTORY SYSTEM OF CASH BENEFIT FOR INDUSTRIAL INJURY AND DISEASE; 4. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS, 1897 ONWARDS; After 1897; coverage of personnel; family allowances; diseases; private insurance; 5. WEAKNESSES OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION; The workers' grievances; weekly payment; the lump sum; review of the case; disputes; General criticisms malingeringcosts of compensation; rehabilitation and resettlement; 6. PROPOSALS TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM; The Beveridge proposals 1942; The Government proposals 1944; 7. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) ACT, 1946; Types of benefit; injury benefit; disablement benefit; additional benefits; the gratuity; death benefit; Administrative procedure; 8. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE 1946 SCHEME'S OPERATION; The benefits; injury; disablement; gratuities; additional benefits; importance of the special hardship allowance; Workers' compensation cases; Pneumoconiosis; Death benefits General financial provisionsAppeals' tribunals; medical; non-medical; Administration; avoiding mistakes of the past; employers' responsibility; average wage theory; lump sum; unfairness in medical assessment; litigation; malingering; costs of administration; Beveridge principle of 'all in together': anomaly of Class II contributor; 'Funded' scheme; PART THREE: ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES; 9. THE COMMON LAW; Safe place of work; Safe system of working; Competent personnel; Defences: accident inevitable; trespasser; beyond scope of his authority; contributory negligence; 10. STATUTORY DUTIES 11. REJECTED THEORIESCommon employment; Volenti non fit injuria; Delegation; Election; Contracting out; 12. THE GENERAL POSITION SINCE 1948 - A SOCIAL ASSESSMENT; The purpose of damages; The problem of the diminution of damages; The alleged increase in the number of cases brought to Court; THE ISSUES; Safety and the financial incentive; Benefit - a separate national insurance scheme?; The blameworthy - is civil action the proper method?; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783071403321 |
Young A. F (Agnes Freda)
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London, : Routledge, 2000 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Industrial injuries insurance : an examination of British policy / / by A. F. Young |
Autore | Young A. F (Agnes Freda) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Disciplina | 344.021 |
Collana | International library of sociology. Sociology of work and organization |
Soggetto topico |
Employers' liability - Great Britain
Labor laws and legislation - Great Britain Industrial accidents - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-136-25262-2
1-315-00736-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; The International Library of Sociology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES; 1. AN EXAMINATION OF BRITISH FACTORY ACCIDENTS; The numbers.; Distribution by industry; by age; the problems of old age; youth; by sex; by geography; Factory size and its effect on accidents; The site of the injury; The timing of accidents; Causes of accidents; the human factor; accident-proneness; 2. INDUSTRIAL DISEASES; Pneumoconiosis and byssinosis: 1956 Survey of the pottery industry
Amount of notifiable industrial disease3. ACCIDENT PREVENTION; State effort; the factory inspectorate; medical factory inspector; Voluntary effort; first aid; accident services; safety promotion; training for safety; safety committee; PART TWO: STATUTORY SYSTEM OF CASH BENEFIT FOR INDUSTRIAL INJURY AND DISEASE; 4. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS, 1897 ONWARDS; After 1897; coverage of personnel; family allowances; diseases; private insurance; 5. WEAKNESSES OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION; The workers' grievances; weekly payment; the lump sum; review of the case; disputes; General criticisms malingeringcosts of compensation; rehabilitation and resettlement; 6. PROPOSALS TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM; The Beveridge proposals 1942; The Government proposals 1944; 7. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) ACT, 1946; Types of benefit; injury benefit; disablement benefit; additional benefits; the gratuity; death benefit; Administrative procedure; 8. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE 1946 SCHEME'S OPERATION; The benefits; injury; disablement; gratuities; additional benefits; importance of the special hardship allowance; Workers' compensation cases; Pneumoconiosis; Death benefits General financial provisionsAppeals' tribunals; medical; non-medical; Administration; avoiding mistakes of the past; employers' responsibility; average wage theory; lump sum; unfairness in medical assessment; litigation; malingering; costs of administration; Beveridge principle of 'all in together': anomaly of Class II contributor; 'Funded' scheme; PART THREE: ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES; 9. THE COMMON LAW; Safe place of work; Safe system of working; Competent personnel; Defences: accident inevitable; trespasser; beyond scope of his authority; contributory negligence; 10. STATUTORY DUTIES 11. REJECTED THEORIESCommon employment; Volenti non fit injuria; Delegation; Election; Contracting out; 12. THE GENERAL POSITION SINCE 1948 - A SOCIAL ASSESSMENT; The purpose of damages; The problem of the diminution of damages; The alleged increase in the number of cases brought to Court; THE ISSUES; Safety and the financial incentive; Benefit - a separate national insurance scheme?; The blameworthy - is civil action the proper method?; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809371903321 |
Young A. F (Agnes Freda)
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London, : Routledge, 2000 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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