If you are involved in an accident at work which causes a personal injury, or if you have contracted an industrial illness through the work that you do, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation. If you are worried about losing your job if you make a claim or the ability of your employer to pay your compensation then there is no need for you to worry. An employer cannot legally dismiss an employee for making a compensation claim for an accident at work. Therefore if your employer did dismiss you on these grounds, it could be classed as unfair dismissal, which could entitle you to make a separate compensation claim through employment law. Likewise all employers, even the smallest, have to have insurance in place and it will be the insurance company that will ultimately pay your compensation and not your employer.
Common types of accidents at work that we frequently see are:
- slips on wet floors,
- trips over raised floor tile and hatches,
- falls down damaged steps,
- use of faulty or unsuitable equipment (from spanners to forklifts) supplied by your employer or another company,
- accidents involving a failure to adequately train staff on the use of equipment such as conveyor belts,
- back injuries resulting from work which involves a lot of heavy lifting, and
- injury caused by the incompetence of those who work with you.
To get the maximum compensation that you deserve as well as a referral payment for choosing us just pick up the phone and call us on 0845 8054595, complete our online claim form or chat online with an expert.
