If you’ve been hurt at work, and your employer is at fault, then you may be eligible for work accident compensation. We can help you with this process, with a no obligation free phone consultation. We help people throughout the UK, and although a large amount of the claims we get are from workers in London, we can help you if you work anywhere in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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The rise in work place injuries is startling. As the economy worsens, the corners that employers cut may put their workers at greater risk. If you have been hurt at work, then consider filing a compensation claim to help recover lost wages, medical expenses, and compensation for pain and suffering.
A work injury is any type of industrial accident that occurs in a work place setting. It may be a physical injury, disease or a psychological injury. If the injury can be connected to work place activities, job function or the work place environment then it is a work place injury.
Common Causes?
There are many reasons why an employee may become hurt at work, but the general cause of work place injuries is neglect. In 1974, the government passed the health and safety in workplaces act. The health and safety act is a comprehensive set of laws that spells out in great detail the responsibility that in an employer has for their workers. This set of laws provides the legal foundation and requires employers to have care in duty to protect their workers from injuries and diseases that are related to workplace environments.
Can I Make a Clam?
If you have been injured at work and it be tied to your work activity, then you can file a compensation claim. The process that follows the filing of a claim, can be complicated and complex. It ‘s advisable to file a compensation claim through a solicitor who is qualified to give advise for that particular work injury. If you would like to receive a free phone consultation that will assess the eligibility of your potential claim, then please fill out the form that is located at the top right of this page. Once your form is submitted, will we contact you regarding your claim.
Utilizing the services of the solicitor is beneficial because many steps between filing a claim and the judgment of the tribunal will require legal service. The solicitor has a responsibility of building a legal case that supports the argument and circumstances around your work injury. Because the legal system understands that financial struggles of people who are injured and are either no longer able to work.
What Is a No-Win-No-Fee Solicitor?
In the world of solicitors, there is a type of lawyers who works on a no-win-no-fee basis. This means that the victim of an industrial accident can obtain professional and competent legal services and advise without paying a fee. If the case is lost, the solicitor receives no payment. If the case is won, the payment for the solicitor is paid by the opposing insurance company. For example, if you slipped at work and your employer did not provide adequate safety for you, and this can be proven, then your solicitor may win your case, and you’ll get compensated. The payment for the solicitor’s services does not come out of the victims compensation award. So a no win no fee solicitor is a benefit to every victim of a workplace accident. For example, if you were hurt at work in London, we can connect you with the right solicitor for your case, based in London, to help you make a claim.
There are there ways that a compensation claim can be decided. The first is that the claim dismissed. The second is that the claim is heard, and a judgment is issued by a tribunal. The third way that a claim can be decided is that the solicitor and the opposing insurance company come to an agreement and settle the dispute out of court.
How Much Can I Claim
The award of compensation in an work injury claim is very difficult to determine beforehand. A solicitor may be able to give you an estimate of what your claim is worth and monetary value, but that is only an estimate. It’s tribunal considers many small facts as well as some larger considerations before they arrive at a compensation value. This is why determining compensation award is so difficult. There are two kinds of awards that are issued from a tribunal. There is a basic award that usually has a maximum amounts of ₤25,000. There is a compensatory award. They consider financial repayment, lost wages pounds, future medical expenses, etc. that can drive the total amount awarded into the millions.
Not every work accident compensation claim is worth ₤1,000,000. Injuries are divided into categories that are based on the severity and the permanence of the injury. Consideration by a tribunal, of how the injury will impact the future quality of living of the victim is part of determining the award. Injuries range from mild, moderate, severe, and moderately severe. Injuries are also compared on the basis of being permanent or temporary. Within these categories of classification are a wide range of potential compensation values. The complication in complex nature of classifying an injury is another reason why the value of using a solicitor is important.
Any workplace injury has a potential of turning into a compensation claim. The laws that were passed by the governments here in the UK makes it the employer’s responsibility to ensure that workplace injuries do not occur. If an employee is heard at work, then this is almost always the results of negligence on the part of the employer.