Accident at Work as the Basis for Compensation for Moral Damage to the Affected Employee

Abstract

The article examines the institution of an accident at work as the basis for compensation for moral damage to the injured employee. Approaches to the definition of this concept both in international and national legal acts are considered, on the ground of which the author's view on this term is proposed. The procedure for notification of an accident by the employer to the State Labor Service of Ukraine and the procedure for its investigation by the special commission are studied. It is established that compensation for moral damage to an employee is possible in the presence of certain conditions provided for by law, which are general for the onset of liability in all cases of infliction of moral damage, including the one resulting from an accident at work. It is emphasized that all these circumstances must be properly proven, which is also confirmed by the materials of the relevant court practice, which is researched in the process of preparing the article.