Tuesday 9 August 2016

Your Rights Following Accident at Work Claims


It is never the employer’s intention to put their workers at risk. Work place accidents can happen anywhere, even in the organisations that have maintained a reputation of high work place and employee standards. However, if anyone has been injured in a non-fault accident at work their responsibility rests with their employer despite his/her efforts towards a safer work environment. In the text below we will look at the rights of employees after being involved in a work place accident and making accident at work claims.

Fear of Losing their jobs:-
It is common for employees who have sustained injuries in a non-fault work place accident to be apprehensive about making claim against their employer. They fear that by doing so they will lose their jobs or be mistreated by their employer in some way. It is against the law for employers to take up such an attitude towards employees who make accident at work claims and therefore employees should not have this fear.

Be given lighter responsibilities:-
Ideally, an injured employee must be given complete rest so that they may recover from their injuries as soon as possible. They should also be compensated for their loss of income as a result of time spent away from work. However, based on the nature of job someone giving time off from work is not always possible. Under such circumstances the employee should be allowed to take up a lighter work load while they recover from their injuries. 

For more information related to accident at work claims you are more than welcome to get in touch with 247 Solicitors by phone on 01204 263000 or email info@247solicitors.co.uk.

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