National Insurance Act, 1911 (leaflet)
1912-06 1912 1910s 4 pages 3 CONTRIBUTIONS. Working Men. (1) ORDINARY RATE Employer pays 7d. and deducts 4d. of it from wages. The State contributes 2d. towards every ninepence expended on benefits and on the administration of benefits. (2) Rates of Contribution in the case of Low Wages :&...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : National Health Insurance Commission (England)
June 1912
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| Summary: | 1912-06
1912
1910s
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3 CONTRIBUTIONS. Working Men. (1) ORDINARY RATE Employer pays 7d. and deducts 4d. of it from wages. The State contributes 2d. towards every ninepence expended on benefits and on the administration of benefits. (2) Rates of Contribution in the case of Low Wages :— When the workman is 21 or over, and the wages are low, the employer pays more and the workman less, as follows :— Rates of Remuneration per working day. 'See footnote*. Worker pays Employer pays State (in addition to the 2d. mentioned above) pays Total. 1s. 6d. or under Nothing 6d. 1d. } 7d. } } Above 1s. 6d., but not over 2s. 1d. 5d. 1d. Above 2s., but not over 2s. 6d. 3d. 4d. — If a man receives board and lodging the ordinary rate if 4d. is deducted, whatever his wages. If he receives board or lodging, but not both, the value of the board or lodging counts as part of his remuneration. Remuneration means wages and the value of other things a workman may receive, for instance, meals. Working Women. (1) ORDINARY RATE Employer pays 6d. and deducts 3d. of it from wages. The State contributes 2d. towards every eightpence expended on benefits and on the administration of benefits. (2) Rates of Contribution in the Case of Low Wages :— When the woman is 21 or over, and the wages are low, the employer pays more and the woman less, as follows :- Rates of Remuneration per working day. See footnote*. Woman pays Employer pays State (in addition to paying the 2d. mentioned above) pays Total. 1s. 6d. or under Nothing 5d. 1d. } 6d. } Above 1s. 6d., but not over 2s. 1d. 4d. 1d. If a woman receives board and lodging the ordinary rate of 3d. is deducted, whatever her wages. If she receives board or lodging but not both, the value of the board or lodging counts as part of her remuneration. Remuneration means wages and the value of other things a woman may receive from her employer, for instance, meals. 3) Special Rates of Contribution :— In certain classes of employment, if the employer undertakes to pay full renumeration during the first six weeks of sickness, a special rate of contributions may be allowed in those cases where the rate of remuneration is 10s. a week or upwards. The worker gets no sickness benefit during those six weeks, but has a right to all the other benefits as usual. * "Rate of remuneration per working day." — This does not mean the same thing as the amount earned in any day; for instance, if a man works for half a day only and earns 1s. 6d., his rate of remuneration is 3s. a day. BENEFITS. Working Men. (1) Medical benefit, that is, doctor and medicine, or, in special circumstances, money payments instead. (2) Sanatorium benefit, that is, treatment in a sanatorium or in some other way in case of consumption. (3) Sickness benefit, 10s. a week for 26 weeks commencing on the fourth day of sickness. (4) Disablement Benefit, 5s. a week afterwards if still incapable of work. (5) Maternity Benefit, 30s. for the wife on confinement. (These benefits are subject to certain waiting periods and other conditions.) The rate of sickness benefit is (in certain cases) less for persons under 21 and for persons over 50. Working Women. (1) Medical benefit, that is, doctor and medicine, or, in special circumstances, money payments instead. (2) Sanatorium benefit, that is, treatment in a sanatorium or in some other way in case of consumption. (3) Sickness benefit, 7s. 6d. a week for 26 weeks commencing on the fourth day of sickness. (4) Disablement benefit, 5s. a week afterwards if stilt incapable of work. (5) Maternity benefit, 30s., on confinement, paid in cash or otherwise, unless the husband is also insured, in which case maternity benefit is provided by his insurance. An insured married woman, whether her husband is insured or not, has a right also to sickness benefit after confinement. (These benefits are subject to certain waiting periods and other conditions.) The rates of sickness benefit and disablement benefit are, in certain cases, lower for girls under 21, and the rate of sickness benefit is lower for women over 50. Married Women. The special conditions of insurance for women on marriage are set forth in Leaflet No. 7, to be obtained from any Customs and Excise Officer.
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