Claims for Back injuries can fetch up to £108,000
Claims for Blindness and eye injuries can fetch up to £172,500
Claims for Broken / Fractured bones can fetch up to £86,500
Claims for Burns and Scarring can fetch up to £62,500
Claims for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning can fetch up to £50,000
Claims for Deafness and Hearing Problems can fetch up to £70,000
Claims for Dermatitis can fetch up to £74,323
Claims for Hand arm vibration syndrome can fetch up to £20,250
Claims for Head and brain injuries can fetch up to £257,750
Claims for Loss of limbs can fetch up to £257,750
Claims for Muscle soft tissue injuries can fetch up to £95,000
Claims for Post-traumatic stress disorder can fetch up to £64,250
Claims for Repetitive strain injury can fetch up to £34,800
Claims for Spinal injuries can fetch up to £257,750
Claims for Whiplash can fetch up to £16,000
Claims for Work Related Disease can fetch up to £81,500
At Legal Request we understand that some people who have been involved in an accident at work or in the work place may feel reluctant to make a claim. After all we are dealing with the place where you work - some may see the claims process as a negative for their career. How will your boss view you if you claim?
Let us break your working situation down. Regardless of how you perform, or how much you are paid, the workplace is required by law to be a safe working environment. The UK is world leading when it comes to Health and Safety minimum standards so every perceivable risk assessment will have been carried out by your employer or Boss to ensure that accidents in the workplace are at an absolute minimum. Some might say that we live in a "Nanny State", closely monitoring all aspects of our lives, but would you not agree that your safety at work is an important issue?
Your boss is legally required to have current employee liability insurance. This means if you slip, trip or fall in the workplace then your boss is covered. You can look for the certificate in the workplace as it has to be displayed in a prominent location, normally near the Health and Safety poster. Next time you are at work try and locate these items. Are they correctly filled in?
Here is where your intelligence comes into play - you choose where you work. Whilst the HSE buffs will tell you that we all have a responsibility to Health and Safety in the workplace - which is true but when you have an accident through no fault of your own, perhaps you slip on some spilled water and the correct sign was not displayed? Then your employer is responsible.
Finally in the current circumstances you may be concerned about your job and if you make a claim for and accident in the work place, will this render your job untenable? The answer is no. You had an accident at work, not breached company policy or procedure.
If you require further advice about making a claim against your work, then please do not hesitate in contacting the Legal Request team on 0800 990 3500.
I used the services of Legal request for a claim after a recent road traffic accident. Their representative was very helpful and informative, ensuring the process was as smooth as possible and stress free. The fact that they offered to come to my place of work for me to fill the forms in, saved me a lot of time and hassle. Above all legal request made a difficult situation very easy, I would certainly recommend their service to anyone who needs it.
Zoe W
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