Injury at work - Claim?

ariba10

CurlySue2017 wrote: »

You don't have to be in a union to have rights at work

No you don't

But it makes life far far easier if you are a member.

It's a lot like house insurance. We all begrudge the cost until we need to claim.

CurlySue2017

ariba10 wrote: »

No you don't

But it makes life far far easier if you are a member.

It's a lot like house insurance. We all begrudge the cost until we need to claim.

I agree with you, some people risk it and some don't which is purely personal choice.

But that particular post came across as no union = no hope, which is far from correct.

CurlySue2017

LW24 wrote: »

It was reported immediately and investigated although I was not told of any outcome. Health and safety is top notch to be fair, blokes employed purely to avoid accidents, it was just a driver not paying attention in my opinion in my case.

I wasn't all that bothered about it at first and just put it down '!!!! happens' and was more bothered about the other bloke losing his job for then I needed time off work and started losing money and think it's massively unfair.

I would chase up the outcome in that case, speak to the H&S Manager and ask for the result of the investigation. They may think that the matter is closed, but if you were injured at work by someone else and they were at fault, then just because the employer decides that is the end of the matter, doesn't make it so.

Of course there may not have been any fault, in which case it will be a case of !!!! happens.

LW24

Well all I can do is try I suppose, I believe there was fault and I was, not in as many words, branded a liar. Hopefully all goes well and they won't try and make life too difficult and if they do then hopefully my union will be there for me even though I joined them after the accident.

RichardD1970

If you work where I think you do and are a "core" worker then I wouldn't worry too much about your job as long as you are honest.

If it's where I think then I know loads of "core" workers who have claimed for accidents with no repercussions re: their job, even some agency, although this was possibly before the new agency contracts.

You really should have joined the union from the start, they are the reason "we" have industry leading pay and conditions, but I suppose better late than never.

sangie595

CurlySue2017 wrote: »

If you were on a designated walkway and were hit by a forklift, you may well have grounds to claim.

There should at least be an investigation, particularly if it is a large firm as you say - their health & safety procedures should be belt and braces!

I am not saying ignore the advice given here, but take it with a pinch of salt. You only have to read a small selection of the threads here to see that there is a very small number of posters who seem to like the idea that they rule this section and the only advice is basically "employers can do what they like, if you don't like it, find another job", or "join a union or you have no chance".

These people are out of touch IMO - the workplace has changed a lot in recent years and employees have far more rights, particularly if they are hurt at work.

Tribunal statistics would tend to disagree with you. As would the real world. If the OP happens to be lucky enough to work for one of the few good employers, then they wouldn't need to be considering suing them for loss of earnings, would they? If employers were so much better generally, there wouldn't be a need for unions to join. And nobody ever said they have "no chance" - but they are welcome to the legal bill. Please do feel free to list the many employers who don't mark your card when you sue them. I'm sure people will be interested in the list.

CurlySue2017

sangie595 wrote: »

Tribunal statistics would tend to disagree with you. As would the real world. If the OP happens to be lucky enough to work for one of the few good employers, then they wouldn't need to be considering suing them for loss of earnings, would they? If employers were so much better generally, there wouldn't be a need for unions to join. And nobody ever said they have "no chance" - but they are welcome to the legal bill. Please do feel free to list the many employers who don't mark your card when you sue them. I'm sure people will be interested in the list.

Please also feel free to provide the links to your tribunal statistics

I was giving my opinion, not stating a fact. I also don't recall saying anywhere that employers were all good? I know that they are not, but that doesn't mean that people should not exercise their rights for fear of repercussions.

It's this "don't take on the employers, you will never win" attitude that has made these employers so bad in the first place. They know that (most) people will put up and shut up out of fear of losing their job.