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No win no fee solicitors Preston have warned workplace accident compensation claimants that they should try to gather as much evidence as possible immediately after the accident, as Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act has come on the books. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has suggested that this act may end up being known as "a charter for rogue bosses", as it changes the burden of proof from the employer to the employee in many workplace injury claims. Personal injury solicitors Preston think this could bias accident at work compensation claims towards bosses, allowing some employers to behave in a negligent manner and to abuse their position and fail to protect their workers. Employers hold almost all the evidence no win no fee solicitors Preston want to see when making a claim for compensation on behalf of a claimant. For instance, they hold the details of previous accidents at work and near misses, and will have access to maintenance records and risk assessments. Employees naturally can struggle to access this information, especially when days or weeks have passed after the date of their accident at work, which could make proving that an employer behaved negligently an incredibly difficult preposition. This could lead to some people becoming reluctant to make a compensation claim altogether, or make it considerably harder for them to succeed in their case. But not only could this prevent injured people from receiving the compensation they are entitled to, but it could also cause safety standards to decline in the UK's workplaces. No win no fee solicitors Preston are worried that if accident at work compensation claims become more difficult to make, dangerous or hazardous working practices will be more likely to remain unchanged, even if they cause employees to suffer injuries. While good employers will still take their duty of care towards their workforce seriously, bad employers will take advantage of the legislative changes to cut corners. Accidents at work compensation are considerably less common nowadays than they once were - personal injury solicitors Preston worry that this legislation could see workplace injury rates rise once again.
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