COIDA
Quick Answer
What is COIDA?
COIDA is the law making the Compensation Fund – not the employer – liable when employees are injured or contract diseases at work.
COIDA explained
Every employer registers once, files an annual Return of Earnings by 31 March, and pays an assessment based on payroll and industry risk tariff.
Who it applies to: Every employer, from one domestic worker upward.
Cost: Annual assessment: payroll / 100 x industry tariff.
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Official source: Department of Employment and Labour
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