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?

Last week mother-nature was teasing us; a few warm days brought out the daffodil shoots, gardeners and frolicking children, now we’re all dodging hail stones and scraping ice off our cars again!

Over the next four weeks, Legal Request will be looking at making a claim against work. What are the implications of work related accidents? If you have been involved in an accident at work, then we want to hear from you. How did you company deal with your claim against them? What advice would you give to others who find themselves wishing to claim against their employers? We want to help you too! To claim for a work related injury call 0800 970 2907 or complete one of our online forms. We offer a no win no fee service. Leave a comment or enquire about a claim?

Heavy snow and gails have been forecast by the Met office for this weekend and into early next week. The risk of slips, trips and falls may be increased. By Tuesday the 20th of January the following regions of the UK may have been affected by heavy snow: