injury at work what help can i get

itv

Im a plumbing engineer who has worked for a company

princessdon

Not really sure that is classed as a work injury.

You will get SSP at a minimum for 26 weeks.

Do you rent or own your home. If rent and your pay is lower you may get some help, same as council tax. Your entitlement to those will depend on your level income, your partners income (if you have one) and savings/capital.

Just seen you have a mortgage. There is no help whilst on SSP.

specialboy

To be honest it's not your job to be pushing the car, if you injured yourself then the company can say tough luck, next time call the AA or RAC.

pmlindyloo

First you need to check your employment contract and see what it says as regards sick pay.

The minimum you will get is Statutory Sick Pay.

As you have a mortgage you should apply for income support. This is means tested so any award will depend on whether you have a partner who works/ savings.

If you do not have a working partner then you may not be entitled to any extra money but after 13 weeks you would be eligible for Support for mortgage interest.

You may also be eligible for council tax reduction and maybe working tax credits. ( whilst on SSP you are classed as working ).

Need more details of your personal circumstances and your age for more detailed information.

itv

Im 42, live alone,

Torry_Quine

itv wrote: »

Im 42, live alone,
Have no savings ,
Have never signed a contract whilst working there for over 10 years
My job is 50% driving so i would call this "happened in work".
if i did not push the vehicle before traffic came i could have caused a serious collision as i was over two lanes. so needed moving asap.
The car was knowen to be faulty by works bosses and was due in the garage later that week.

You have a contract, just not a written one.
You should have put on your hazards and called 999 to report a dangerous hazard in my opinion.
Did you know the car was due to have a fault repaired, if so why did you drive it.

Poppie68

You will still be under a contract even if you have never signed one..you need to speak to your HR dept or manager with regards to the company sick pay policy first before you start looking into other means of sickness benefits.

pmlindyloo

As already said you do have a contract albeit not a written one.

You should have asked for a written contract . It is your right.

Read this:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/work_e/work_rights_at_work_e/basic_rights_at_work.htm

You do need to speak to your HR department.

What usually happens to employees that are off sick?

I cannot comment on what happened but you should speak to your employer about it.

Are you a member of a union?

What do you want to happen? Compensation? No-one can say definitely whether you have a case. You would need advice from a solicitor (no win/no fee ( or does your house insurance have legal cover?)

A visit to CAB might help with the benefit side.