Interpretation of the Mental Stress Taxonomy under Nigeria's Employees’ Compensation Act 2010

Prior to the inception of the Employees’ Compensation Act 2010 (“ECA”), the workers’ compensation system in Nigeria was governed by the Workmen's Compensation Act 1987 (Cap W6 LFN 2004) (“WCA”). The WCA failed to provide an adequate compensation regime for employees, notwithstanding the fact that payment of compensation stems from the employer's duty of care to the employee. Though an employer may be liable for injury, whether physical or mental, sustained by an employee, the WCA, among other things, had no provision for mental stress claims. Neither was the mental health of employees contemplated under its regime. The ECA has sought to close this gap by the provisions of its section 8. Using a comparative perspective, this article examines the dynamics as well as the challenges of applying section 8 of the ECA in the overall interest of the legal system and the labour environment

Business · Compensation (psychology) · Compensation of employees · Duty · Duty of care · Mental health · Mental stress · Payment · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Psychiatry · Workers' compensation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Law · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being

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• The challenges of assessing and providing compensation for mental stress under N igeria's 2010 Employee's Compensation Act

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