Employer Negligence

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an injury in an accident at work then we are here to help you get back to work. We can help you claim compensation for your injuries by offering a 100% Compensation - No Win No Fee service, meaning that you receive 100% of your compensation and pay absolutely nothing to claim.

An injury from an accident at work can be caused by employer negligence. If you have been injured at work and your employer has not followed health and safety rules then you could be entitled to compensation. Employer negligence is where an employer can be held liable for an employee's actions. Negligence covers four main scenarios.

Hiring
Retention
Supervision
Training

Hiring

This is where the employer fails to notice or research a new employees history that has a previous record of, for example, sexual harassment.

Retention

Retention occurs where the employer fails to remove an employee if they were misusing there authority or responsibility or causing a danger to others. This could occur if an employer is aware of sexual harassment or bullying in the workplace and fails to do anything to stop it. Some negligence, such as bullying can leave the employee with mental injuries such as psychological stress. Psychological issues could also be the result of an injury a work.

Supervision

Negligent supervision is closely related to retention as it occurs where a party fails to reasonably monitor or control the actions of an existing employee.

Training

Improper or a lack of machinery and health and safety training is negligent and can result in an accident in the workplace. An employer is also responsible for ensuring that the equipment you work with is adequate and is good condition. If an employer is found to have let employees work with in an unsafe environment with faulty or inadequate equipment or protection they can be found negligent.

Your employer is also legally required to hold employers liability insurance and they are not allowed to threaten, sack, punish or intimidate an employee who makes a claim. If this does happen then you might be entitled to make an additional claim for wrongful dismissal.

MoD employees have the same rights as everyone else if their employer is negligent, however any military personnel who were injured before May 1987 are excluded, as the Crown Proceedings Act prevented compensation claims being made.

You can make a claim if...

The accident happened less than 3 years ago*
The accident was not your fault
You have suffered injury, losses or expenses

* There are some exceptions to the 3 year rule. In the case of a child, a claim can be made any time up until the child reaches the age of 21. There are very few other exceptions.

So, if you have suffered an injury from an accident at work in the last three years, contact us to find out how we can help you claim the compensation you are legally entitled to.

Call our free phone helpline 0800 0688 500 to speak to an advisor in confidence.

Or fill in our easy online claim form for a free claim assessment with no obligation.