Ex gratia
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Ex gratia (sometimes ex-gratia) is Latin (lit. ‘by favour’) and is most often used in a legal context. When something has been done ex gratia, it has been done voluntarily, out of kindness or grace. In law, an ex gratia payment is a payment made without the giver recognising any liability or legal obligation.

The phrase is pronounced ex grah-tsee-ah.

In 1994, the government implemented the Ex-Gratia Scheme for government servants who gets involved in an accident or injured in the line of official duty.This was then amended in 2001.to follow the PERKESO/SOCSO Scheme. The difference is that a civil servant do not make contributions to this scheme and therefore the financial benefit is 20% less compared to that of SOCSO.

This scheme covers:
1. ex-gratia payment for accidents and permanent disability or death done either as a bulk payment or monthly payments according to certain formula
2. payments for various partial disability
3. diseases identified as occupational hazards

This scheme actually covers contract staffs, temporary staff and permanent staffs.

Further information:
http://www.treasury.gov.my/