Royal Mail and 'injury', custardy?

custardy

geri1965 wrote: »

I expect they were taking photos of the gate for their union solicitors to assess. If there is nothing wrong with the gate then I would expect them to be advised that a claim is not likely to succeed.

If she does receive a letter, she should pass it to her insurance company straight away and not panic.

You have a weird view of what the union does
how many claims have you seen the CWU take to court for injuries?

geri1965_2

custardy wrote: »

You have a weird view of what the union does
how many claims have you seen the CWU take to court for injuries?

I said solicitors, not the CWU. Are you denying that they instruct solicitors to pursue personal injury claims on behalf of their members where appropriate? If so, I suggest you read the following link.

http://www.cwu.org/49959/legal-services.html

Strapped

*sigh* I'm sticking a notice on my gate warning of the hazard of splinters, and it's use is at your own risk...

onetwothree123

The worst that could happen is he got a tetanus jag ,and it was recorded in the accident book if he needed a stitch, idk, well life is full of hazards , no one would leave the house if they had to check everything, you would drive yourself mad.

Obviously, it pays to have a quick check on latches, bolts, locks for signs of wear and tear and maybe replace any that have rust etc on them .

custardy

geri1965 wrote: »

I said solicitors, not the CWU. Are you denying that they instruct solicitors to pursue personal injury claims on behalf of their members where appropriate? If so, I suggest you read the following link.

http://www.cwu.org/49959/legal-services.html

They arent union soliciters
it just the CWU acting as a middle man
you can do the same contacting any of the accident chaser firms

geri1965_2

custardy wrote: »

They arent union soliciters
it just the CWU acting as a middle man
you can do the same contacting any of the accident chaser firms

Of course you can, but the CWU have recommended solicitors and normally you wouldn't have to pay if you are a member of the union, whereas if you instructed a solicitor direct then you might have to.

custardy

geri1965 wrote: »

Of course you can, but the CWU have recommended solicitors and normally you wouldn't have to pay if you are a member of the union, whereas if you instructed a solicitor direct then you might have to.

For anyone in this position, RM reclaim any sick pay from these types of personal claim payouts
So ensure your claim includes the wages

COOLTRIKERCHICK

The world has gone bloody mad, and the worse thing about it, it make a mockery of it for the genuine people who have had 'proper' injuries..

custardy

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

The world has gone bloody mad, and the worse thing about it, it make a mockery of it for the genuine people who have had 'proper' injuries..

well to put another spin on it
it could be the reverse
it could be RM proving the postie was at fault in their injury
RM will try their best to prove fault on the posties behalf as it creates a different scenario with regard to accident on duty and incident on duty.

TrickyWicky

geri1965 wrote: »

Royal Mail are not responsible if one of their employees is injured on premises they have no control over.

I beg to differ.

I used to be a CEO (traffic warden). One of my colleagues was attacked by a dog on the public highway. The councils insurers paid out thousands in compensation.