If you have been injured at work, and your employer is at fault, then you may be eligible for compensation. We can help you assess if you have a case and connect you with a professional work accident lawyer. If you leave your details in the box to the right we’ll call you back, at no cost or obligation at all. If you have a case, we will connect you with a no win no fee lawyer.
The number of reported workplace injuries is rising. Industrial injuries are forms of work injury that occur when an employee is injured or becomes ill as a direct result of their daily work activities. Injuries at work can range from minor to moderately severe and may even involve death. However injuries may be physical or psychological and also may be permanent or temporary.
Definition
A work injury can be defined as any injury that occurs as a result of working conditions or job related function. This is a loose definition because almost any accident or injury that occurs at work or because of work is potentially a work injury. The UK government passed a comprehensive set of laws in 1974 that details the employer’s responsibility for caring for the welfare of the employer’s workers. The laws that were passed in 1974 are called the work and safety act, and they are designed to protect employees from workplace injuries. Employees who have been injured at work have legal rights that protect them from retaliation from employers.
An injury at work is the result of negligence. As the work in safety act outlines, all of the responsibilities of the employer to care for the well-being and health of their workers. The workplace laws go into great detail that explains what an employer must do to carry out the care and duty to their workers. An employer has a responsibility to reduce the amount of risk that employees are exposed to.
Can I Get Compensation?
If an employee has for example slipped, and the injury can be tied to work, the employee should consider filing a worker injury compensation claim. The process of filing the claim can be simple or complicated, and it is advisable to seek the counsel of a qualified solicitor. While the laws that surrounds workplace injuries are very clear, the legal proceedings that follow the compensation claim are sometimes quite complex. The process that begins once a claim is filed is to gather evidence to strengthen the claim. This is where the expertise of the professional solicitor can be pivotal.
If you’re an employee, who has been injured at work, and you would like to receive a free phone consultation that will assess whether or not you are eligible to file a work injury compensation claim, then please fill in the form at the top right of this page. Once the form is filled out and submitted we will contact you to discuss your claim. Many solicitors offer a no-win-no-fee.
What is a no-win-no-fee Solicitor?
A a no-win-no-fee solicitor is a legal professional who accepts legal cases based on merit. If the case is lost, then the solicitor is not paid. If the case is one, then the solicitor is paid by the opposing employers insurance. The solicitor is not paid out of the victim’s injury compensation award. This means that the victim retains 100% of their compensation award. Because every legal agency is slightly different, it is always good to check to see if there have a no-win-no-fee program and what their rules are. A a no-win-no-fee solicitor is a positive and beneficial to all four victims of industrial injury to use.
How Much Can I Claim?
There are many factors that go into consideration before the compensation monetary amount is determined. The best that the victim can hope for is a qualified estimate of what a case my be worth from their solicitor. A solicitor who works with these types of injuries is often in the best position to provide a victim with a proper estimate of the value of their claim. The basic compensation award handed down by a tribunal often has a ₤25,000 maximum capitation.
Injuries are classified in examined closely by the tribunal. Injuries may be permanent or temporary, they may be minor or significant or moderately severe. The tribunal looks and how an injury may impact a worker’s career, family life, future medical expenses, and quality of life. Because injuries are not identical, and people’s lives are so vastly different, the tribunal must impart wisdom to determine a compensation value.
This is another reason why using a solicitor to help strengthen a compensation claim case is so important. The amount of monetary compensation that a claim can represent can be fully realize with the help of the solicitor. People who have been injured at work are protected under the health and safety act that was adopted in 1974.