WCF REGISTRATION, All Employers in Mainland Tanzania are required to register with the Fund.

Any employer who existed before 1st July 2015 is required to register with the Fund by 1st July 2015, those who existed after 1st July 2015 are required to register with the Fund within thirty (30) days of recruiting their first employee.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO WCF

All employers in the formal sector public and private in Mainland Tanzania are required to contribute to the Fund, whereby employers in the private sector contribute 0.6% while employers in the public sector contribute 0.5% of the employee’s earnings. The following are the key issues to be considered.

BENEFITS

PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION

Compensation is payment or service provided to an employee who has suffered an occupational accident or contracted occupational diseases arising out of and in the course of his employment and in case of death, for his dependent.

Benefit payment considers all occupational accidents, diseases, and deaths that occurred from 1st July 2016. However, all claims are required to be submitted within twelve (12) months from the date of incidence.

The benefits are paid in two forms lump sum and monthly pension depending on the type of disablement, percentage of disablement, and level of dependency.

Claims for compensation involving all accidents, diseased, or death that occurred before 01st July 2016 are handled under The Workers’ Compensation Act of 1949 and Public Service Act No. 8 of 2002.

The Fund offers the following benefits.

• Medical Aid
• Temporary Disablement
• Permanent Disablement
• Constant Attendance Care Grants.
• Rehabilitation.
• Funeral Grant
• Compensation to dependents of the deceased employees.

BENEFICIARIES OF THE BENEFITS

The beneficiaries of benefits provided by the Fund are:

• Employees who sustain injuries or contract diseases arising out of and in course of employment.
• Dependents of the deceased employee, in case an employee dies as a result of occupational accident or disease.

The followings are the criteria for consideration of compensation:

• Whether the accident, occupation disease or death occurred in the actual discharges of the employee’s duties.
• Whether the employee sustained injuries or died as a result of an accident or occupational diseases.
• Whether there is no serious willful misconduct on the part of the employee;
• Past due employees’ contribution was remitted
• Relevant documents relating to the incident have been submitted