Slipped in supermarket

*Vikki*

An old work colleague slipped over few years ago in TESCO damaging her knee. As there was no mop up sign. She didnt fill in any accident froms at time and got a big payout!

pulliptears

I think compensayshun should have its own little sub section on here. I could read it while enjoying my breakfast and have a good laugh at some of the utterly ridiculous things people seem to think warrants a payout.

LouLou

I won't mention the company but a friend of mine (I joined after the incident) claimed something like £2k compensation after a parcel of magazines/newspapers was accidently dropped on his foot, years ago.

His bare-faced cheek, as his colleagues saw it (I'm pretty sure he took as much time off as humanly possible), and return back to work was treated as workplace folklore and mentioned every time someone wanted to wind him up. Some were openly disdainful or joked about it, others secretly admired his approach.

Management weren't exactly pleased with him, however....

tomwakefield

LouLou wrote: »

Management weren't exactly pleased with him, however....

And if they ever needed to get rid of someone (e.g. make someone redundant) his name would certainly be flagged for consideration.

lincroft1710

Smithers37 wrote: »

You should be able to claim a decent sized sum. I'll help you make a case.

What if the door was filled with explosives and you unknowingly set it off?

What if it wasn't in-fact a door that walked in to you, but a hungry T-Rex?

Why stop at physical damage: What if you were naked and someone took pictures of you and posted them on the internet?

Who really knows the extent of the damage.

Thank you for all these suggestions. The OH's usually murderous tendencies were slightly muted that week, so there would have been no hidden explosives.

arcon5

earthstorm wrote: »

I would say if management were aware what he did and the 2K come from insurance company then your friend has committed fraud. He fraudulent staged an accident to defraud his employer who in turn would of claimed from their insurance ( so it is indirect insurance fraud) This in my books would be instant dismissal

He fraudulently staged the accident? Where did that bit come from?
Saying the employer indirectly defrauded the insurer is ludicrous - it's more than likely they just passed it on and left them to deal with it. It's the moronic insurance companies that pay out just to get people to go away then moan when there's an influx of new claims.

Money-Saving-King

pulliptears wrote: »

I think compensayshun should have its own little sub section on here.

That would be a good idea then all the comedy threads would be in one place!

mije1983

LouLou wrote: »

parcel of magazines/newspapers was accidently dropped on his foot

earthstorm wrote: »

referring to post #64 which i had quoted he staged the accident

It doesn't say it was staged, just that it was accidental. It may well have been an accident but I think the point that was being made is that it was milked for what they could get, not that they staged the accident.

sodukoman

earthstorm wrote: »

referring to post #64 which i had quoted
he staged the accident to get money from employer ( what would you call that if not fraud). the company would then claim on their liability insurance to pay the employees compo for the accident he staged, therefore a fraudulent insurance claim.

But post #64 does not say he staged the accident to get money from his employer, I suggest you withdraw your allegation of fraud having taken place.

LouLou

Eh? Staged? It wasn't, it was a genuine accident. Just that his fellow employees thought it was cheeky/amusing (depending on who you asked) that he got compensated so handsomely for a freak accident.

He probably did milk extra days off sick, but this was in slightly less-litigious times (15 years ago). It's funny how some people interpret or see what they want to see on forums sometimes, but I'm sure you've probably read my previous post in a rush!