How should I report a work-related injury or occupational disease to the Commissioner for Labour?

As an employer, you have the responsibility of notifying a work-related injury or occupational disease to the Commissioner for Labour. You must notify the Commissioner for Labour of an injury or occupational disease by submitting Form 2, Form 2A or Form 2B to the Commissioner pursuant to section 15 of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282). You must do so irrespective of whether you will be liable to pay your employee any compensation for their injury or occupational disease. The deadline for submitting the relevant form is 7 days for a fatal case and 14 days for a work-related injury case.

If you, as an employer, fail or delay to notify the Commissioner for Labour or make any misleading or false statement to the Commissioner without reasonable excuse, you will have committed an offence under section 15 of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282). You may then be liable to prosecution and a maximum fine of $50,000 upon conviction.

Bibliography:

1. Labour Department, ‘Labour Legislation: Frequently Asked Questions about The Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, Cap. 282’: https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/cap282b_whole.htm

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