Who will pay the COVID-19 treatment cost when it exceeds the insurance coverage?

If my worker’s COVID-19 treatment cost exceeds the insurance coverage, must employer pay the excess amount?

Yes, the employer must bear it.

If the COVID-19 treatment cost for a Work Permit, Training Work Permit or S Pass holder exceeds the insurance coverage, as the employer, you must pay the excess amount. This is a requirement under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.

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