The Japan Times Online, June 17, 2012の記事タイトルです。
Workers' comp for mental illness hit record high in '11
この "comp" は略語の気がしますが、意味は何でしょう。 記事を読みます。
The number of applications approved to compensate employees for work-related mental illnesses climbed to an all-time high of 325 in fiscal 2011, the health ministry said.
この最初の文だけで "comp" が "compensation" の意味だと分かります。 記事を読み続けると "compensation" も出てきます。
Ministry officials attributed the increase to a growing awareness among workers that they can apply for mental illness-related compensation, but noted that 20 cases linked to the March 2011 disasters were also a factor.
"compensation" の意味の "comp" は "workers' comp" の他にも "worker's comp"、 "worders comp" の形で辞書に載っていました。 辞書による "workers' comp" の説明を引用します。
・The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary: Payments required by law to be made to an employee who is injured or disabled in connection with work.
・West's Encyclopedia of American Law: A system whereby an employer must pay, or provide insurance to pay, the lost wages and medical expenses of an employee who is injured on the job.
Workers' comp for mental illness hit record high in '11
この "comp" は略語の気がしますが、意味は何でしょう。 記事を読みます。
The number of applications approved to compensate employees for work-related mental illnesses climbed to an all-time high of 325 in fiscal 2011, the health ministry said.
この最初の文だけで "comp" が "compensation" の意味だと分かります。 記事を読み続けると "compensation" も出てきます。
Ministry officials attributed the increase to a growing awareness among workers that they can apply for mental illness-related compensation, but noted that 20 cases linked to the March 2011 disasters were also a factor.
"compensation" の意味の "comp" は "workers' comp" の他にも "worker's comp"、 "worders comp" の形で辞書に載っていました。 辞書による "workers' comp" の説明を引用します。
・The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary: Payments required by law to be made to an employee who is injured or disabled in connection with work.
・West's Encyclopedia of American Law: A system whereby an employer must pay, or provide insurance to pay, the lost wages and medical expenses of an employee who is injured on the job.
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