Employees' Social Security Act 1969 · Updated to 1 Oct 2024 · Part III · Benefits
24. Accidents while travelling
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An insured person's accident counts as a work accident if it happens while travelling between home or lodging and the workplace. Journeys directly connected to the job also count. So do trips between work and where the person eats during an authorised break. An accident during a stop in, or a detour from, such a journey does not count.
Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.
An accident happening to an insured person shall be deemed to arise out of and in the course of his employment if the accident happens while the insured person—
is travelling on a route between his place of residence or stay and his place of work;
is travelling on a journey made for any reason which is directly connected to his employment; or
is travelling on a journey between his place of work and the place where he takes his meal during any authorized recess.
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If the accident under subsection (1) occurs during any interruption of, or deviation from, the insured person’s journey made for any of the purposes stipulated in the same subsection, the accident shall not be deemed to arise out of and in the course of his employment.