The Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance Act

Employers are responsible for the health and safety of employees while they are at work. Employees may be injured at work, or they or former employees may become III as a result of their work while employed. They may try to claim compensation from the employer if they believe them to be responsible. The Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance Act 1969 ensures that an employer has at least a minimum level of insurance cover against any such claims. 

An employer needs employers liability insurance unless they are exempt from the Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance Act. The following employers are exempt ... 

The aim of the Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (ELCI), and the supporting Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998, is to ensure that employers have at least a minimum level of insurance cover against civil liability claims made by their ... 

Since the 1st January 1972 it has been compulsory for employers to insure against their liability to pay damages for bodily injury or disease sustained by their employees arising out of and in the course of their employment. This was enacted by section 1(1) of the Employer s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 and failure to comply with the provisions of the Act by an employer renders him guilty of an offence and liable to summary conviction - section 5. 

Employer s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, The Stationery Office, London (1969)... 

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