If I can’t skip the year-end dinner and an accident occurs while socializing, is it considered a work-related injury?

Every year at the end of the year, the company’s annual meeting and tailgate dinners are held one after another, and all workers will participate in it and have a great time. However, after drinking and drinking, some people will always get drunk from drinking, and some people drink so hard that they may even cause gastrointestinal discomfort, alcohol poisoning, etc.

I often hear people say: "I have a party tonight." But what is entertainment? I have always thought that drinking is just for socializing, but it is not, at least not entirely. There is a little joke that very vividly answers what social entertainment is: It is said that there is a father who often does not come home for dinner at night. When his children ask him what he is doing, he says he is socializing. The child asked him what is entertainment? He said, "Social entertainment is something you don't want to do but have to do." The next day when the child went to school with his schoolbag on his back, he said to his father: "Dad, I also have a social event in the morning!"

If an accident occurs during these social events, is it considered a work-related injury? Example 1: I accidentally fell down while eating with a customer

Zhang is an employee of the public relations department of a company, and receiving all kinds of customers is a daily job. One day, a client came to visit, and Lao Zhang hosted a dinner for the client in accordance with the leadership's instructions.

During the dinner, he accidentally fell and suffered a fracture. The company argued that Lao Zhang's injury occurred during off-duty hours and that he accidentally fell down in a hotel. It did not fall within working hours or place, and it was caused by a mistake, so it could not be considered a work-related injury.

Is this really the case? Of course not, Zhang’s fall injury should be considered a work-related injury.

The reason turned out to be:

According to the provisions of Article 14, Paragraph 1, of the "Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance", there are three basic elements for determining work-related injuries: working time, workplace, and work reasons. . Work reasons are easier to understand. Whether it is a business trip or entertaining customers, they are considered work reasons. Since it is Lao Zhang's job to accompany customers to dinner and entertainment, then the restaurant has naturally become an extension of the workplace. It is worth mentioning that Lao Zhang’s fall was neither because he drank too much nor was he attacked by others. It was indeed his accidental fall. So, if you accidentally fall down while socializing in a restaurant due to work, is it considered a work-related injury?

Forget it! Although Zhang's fall was caused by his own mistake, it was also caused by his work. Within the scope of work-related injury determination, whether the injury is caused by personal mistakes does not affect the result of work-related injury determination.

How to avoid getting drunk at social events?

1.

Determined not to drink.

If you have just arrived at a new job or met new people, you can claim that you do not drink and refuse to drink from the beginning. After you refuse a few times, others won't force you.

2

Don’t drink even if you say so.

For the sake of your own health, you can tell a white lie and say that drinking alcohol will cause skin allergies, gout and other symptoms.

3

Inform the other person that you are sick.

If you do suffer from a disease that prevents you from being exposed to alcohol, it is recommended to show evidence and tell others. I believe that sensible people will not deliberately make things difficult for you.

4

Drive to the liquor store.

It is a well-known legal common sense that everyone should not drink while driving. Driving is used as an excuse to refuse to drink and socialize.

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