Compensation for Accident
Employees can take time off work using annual paid leave. In addition, there is a sick
leave system at Bayer that offers a further 20 days of paid leave (salary paid in full).
Beyond 20 days, the employee would be absent from work without pay, but a sum equivalent to 77% of
monthly salary for a maximum period of 18 months is paid by the Bayer Group health insurance union*
that all employees are members of. Furthermore, after 18 months has passed, Bayer will pay
60% of monthly salary (fixed salary) as a sickness donation for a maximum period of 1 year.
If an employee falls under the category of workers’ accident, such as accidents and injuries
that occur during work, including accidents while commuting to work or while traveling on business,
a sum equivalent to 100% of the associated medical expenses, and salary and bonuses during the
period by the worker’s accident compensation insurance and additional accident insurance subscribed
by company. Additional benefits will be paid in addition to the legally-prescribed benefits
if an employee is disabled or dies.
If an employee dies, the bereaved family is paid compensation for bereavement of 1.5 times
the basic annual salary. In addition, a death donation of 200,000 yen is paid to the
family.
If an employee dies due to work accident, the benefits due according to the Workers’
Accident Insurance Law and a supplementary compensation payment of 25,000,000 yen from the company
will be paid in addition.