1. A Cabinet resolution shall be issued, upon a proposal by the Minister and in coordination with the Concerned Authorities, to specify work injuries and occupational illness, the conditions and procedures to be followed in the event of any of them occurring, the Employer's obligations in this regard, the amount of compensation due to the Worker in the event of total permanent or partial permanent disability, the compensation due to his family in the event of his death, and the rules for its distribution and the amount thereof. 2. In the event that the Worker suffers a work injury or an occupational illness, the Employer shall commit to do the following: a. Bear the expenses of the Worker's treatment until he is cured and is able to return to work or proven to be disabled, in accordance with the conditions, controls and procedures specified in the Executive Regulation of this Decree by law. b. If a work injury or occupational illness prevents the Worker from performing his work, the Employer must pay the Worker the equivalent of his full wage for the duration of the treatment or for a period of six (6) months, whichever is less. If the treatment period exceeds six (6) months, he shall be paid half the wage for another six (6) months, or until the Worker is cured, proven to be disabled, or dies, whichever is comes first. 3. If the work injury or occupational illness leads to the death of the Worker, the family of the deceased shall be entitled to compensation equal to the basic wage of the Worker for a period of twenty-four (24) months, provided that the value of the compensation shall not be less than eighteen thousand (18,000) AED and not exceed two hundred thousand (200,000) AED. The value of the compensation shall be calculated according to the basic wage received by the Worker before his death, and the compensation shall be distributed to the beneficiaries of the deceased Worker as determined by the Executive Regulation of this Decree by law, while preserving the rights of the family of the deceased from the end-of-service gratuity, and any other financial entitlements due to the Worker.
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