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Learn about compensation, medical care, and support after a workplace injury","Labour Law Pakistan: Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_PK","2025-07-28T12:45:39.982067+00:00","2025-09-19T06:42:36.117104+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F994\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27,30],{"title":19,"slug":20},"Pakistan","en-pk",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in Pakistan","work-in-pakistan",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":28,"slug":29},"Sick Leave","sick-leave",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":32,"description":9,"image":33,"canonical":34,"robots":35,"og_type":36,"twitter_card":37,"locale":20,"created_at":38,"last_modified_at":39},"Work Injury Benefits, Disability Pay - Pakistan","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-28T14:45:39.982067+02:00","2025-09-19T08:42:36.241797+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Work Injury Benefits\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-03\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n\n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Disability \u002F Work Injury Benefit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Work injuries are divided into four categories: (i) permanent total incapacity (ii) permanent partial incapacity (iii) temporary incapacity and (iv) fatal injury leading to death of a worker. \u003Cbr \u002F>\n In the case of permanent total incapacity\u002Fdisability, amount of compensation paid is 75% of an insured worker's average earnings in the 12 months before disability began (this amount is 100% of the previous average wage in Punjab). \u003Cbr \u002F>\n In the case of permanent partial disability, amount of compensation depends on the assessed degree of disability. Partially disabled workers are paid up to 66% of total disability benefit in accordance with a schedule provided in Provincial Employees' Social Security Ordinance.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n In the case of temporary disability, 60% (100% in Punjab) of the average wage is paid after a waiting period of 3 days up to 180 days. The benefits are paid until worker's full recovery or certification of permanent disability \u003Cbr \u002F>\n In the case of fatal injury, dependents (widow\u002Fwidower\u002Fminor children\u002Fparents) receive survivors' benefit. A widow gets 60% of the monthly pension a deceased worker received or was entitled to receive. A needy and disabled widower is also entitled to benefit. Minor children and parents are also entitled to benefits. Orphans, younger than the age of 16 years, receive 20% of the deceased worker's disability pension. A full orphan gets 40% of the deceased worker's pension. Survivors are also eligible for a survivors grant of Rs. 200,000 under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 (Schedule IV)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n    \n    \n        \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_sickleave_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: work injury benefits and disability benefits in Pakistan – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-03\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Disability \u002F Work Injury Benefit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Work injuries are divided into four categories: (i) permanent total incapacity (ii) permanent partial incapacity (iii) temporary incapacity and (iv) fatal injury leading to death of a worker. \u003Cbr\u002F>\n In the case of permanent total incapacity\u002Fdisability, amount of compensation paid is 75% of an insured worker's average earnings in the 12 months before disability began (this amount is 100% of the previous average wage in Punjab). \u003Cbr\u002F>\n In the case of permanent partial disability, amount of compensation depends on the assessed degree of disability. Partially disabled workers are paid up to 66% of total disability benefit in accordance with a schedule provided in Provincial Employees' Social Security Ordinance.\u003Cbr\u002F>\n In the case of temporary disability, 60% (100% in Punjab) of the average wage is paid after a waiting period of 3 days up to 180 days. The benefits are paid until worker's full recovery or certification of permanent disability \u003Cbr\u002F>\n In the case of fatal injury, dependents (widow\u002Fwidower\u002Fminor children\u002Fparents) receive survivors' benefit. A widow gets 60% of the monthly pension a deceased worker received or was entitled to receive. A needy and disabled widower is also entitled to benefit. Minor children and parents are also entitled to benefits. Orphans, younger than the age of 16 years, receive 20% of the deceased worker's disability pension. A full orphan gets 40% of the deceased worker's pension. Survivors are also eligible for a survivors grant of Rs. 200,000 under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 (Schedule IV)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave'>Labour Laws Pakistan: Sick Leave\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":45,"link":46},"Contact Us",{"title":45,"url":47,"description":45,"rel":48,"type":49,"id":50},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":52,"first_name":53,"last_name":54,"email":55,"image":56,"function":57,"external":58},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[60],{"id":52,"first_name":53,"last_name":54,"email":55,"image":56,"function":57,"external":58},[],[],true,"\u003Cp>Paycheck.pk is WageIndicator. 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