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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Workmen's_Compensation_Act_1897
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gptkbp:aims_to
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reduce litigation costs for workers
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Workmen's_Compensation_(Amendment)_Act_1956
gptkb:Workmen's_Compensation_(Amendment)_Act_1989
gptkb:Workmen's_Compensation_(Amendment)_Act_2000
gptkb:Workmen's_Compensation_(Supplementation)_Act_1970
gptkb:Workmen's_Compensation_Act_1925
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gptkbp:applies_to
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employees
manual laborers
construction workers
agricultural workers
factory workers
transport workers
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gptkbp:awarded_by
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occupational diseases
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gptkbp:business_model
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report accidents
keep records of injuries
provide safe working conditions
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gptkbp:created
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compensation boards
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1906-07-01
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:Department_of_Work_and_Pensions
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Royal_Commission_on_Labour
compensation system for workers
legal framework for compensation claims
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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gptkb:government_agency
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Workmen's Compensation Act 1906
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gptkbp:impact
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workers' rights
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gptkbp:includes
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self-employed individuals
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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dependents of deceased workers
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gptkbp:influenced
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future labor laws
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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trade unions
social reform movements
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gptkbp:inspired
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similar laws in other countries
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gptkbp:introduced
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Minister of Labour
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gptkbp:is_considered
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landmark legislation
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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insufficient coverage
low compensation rates
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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welfare state development
UK labor law history
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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workers' compensation systems globally
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gptkbp:is_standardized_by
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workplace safety
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gptkbp:led_to
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increased awareness of worker safety
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:National_Insurance_Act_1946
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gptkbp:passes_through
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:precedent
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subsequent compensation legislation
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gptkbp:provides
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no-fault compensation
medical expenses for injured workers
weekly payments to injured workers
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gptkbp:purpose
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provide compensation to workers injured in the course of employment
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gptkbp:related_to
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industrial injury
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Employers'_Liability_(Compulsory_Insurance)_Act_1969
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:Health_and_Safety_at_Work_Act_1974
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gptkbp:requires
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employers to insure against liability
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gptkbp:significance
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first comprehensive workers' compensation law in the UK
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