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Compensation claims resulting from Accidents at Work have cost the Public Sector more than £27 million during 2010. These personal injury claims highlight the issue of safety within the workplace and how there are still improvements that can be made within the public sector. It must be emphasised that people injured in the workplace only have the right of compensation if the accident was the fault of someone else and that the scale of payments made in 2010 illustrate that issues of workplace safety should be of paramount importance for employers. There were over 3500 accident at work compensation claims brought in 2010 including notable cases such as the former teacher awarded £150,000 in compensation after voicebox problems developed resulting from working in an inappropriate teaching environment. Despite making complaints to the council the situation was not resolved leading to a personal injury claim against Hillingdon Council. In the above case the claimant had to undergo extensive speech therapy and finds it difficult to speak at any great length which is a great problem for anybody who wishes to teach. The £27 Million payouts during 2010 will have helped many people to overcome problems that have been caused by unsafe working conditions and negligent employers. In contrast to the perceived myth of a growing compensation claims culture the Claims Standard Council notes that although the costs of personal injury claims remain high for many public sector employers the number of personal injury claims reaching court has actually declined over the past 3 years. However there are still improvements that can be made and as Mr David Prentis of UNISON states “Employers have a duty of care and where they fail; workers and their families deserve compensation for the pain and suffering caused” The Paul Rooney Partnership are personal injury compensation claims specialists, for more information or to make a claim call 0800 180 4076 or complete our quick contact form.
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