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PE teacher wins £41,000 injury compensation after demonstration

Posted: 25 June 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Knee Injury, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Following recent conferences, it was found that hundreds of teachers made claims amounting to £26million last year alone. One claim saw a PE teacher win £41,000 after injuring himself during a long jump demonstration. Another teacher was awarded £75,000 for tripping over a carpet. Details of the individual cases were released in April when the two main union conferences began, for the NUT and NASWT. The 25-year-old PE teacher suffered soft tissue injuries to his leg and dislocated his knee while carrying out a long jump demonstration before his class…

Council pays out £1m to injured employees

Posted: 18 June 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Finger Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Leicestershire County Council has paid out around £1 million to injured employees in the last five years. Figures revealed that the council settled a total of 31 claims from workers between 2009 and 2013. The victims of employer negligence received a total of £418,000, while the council paid out a further £655,000 in legal fees to the lawyers handling their cases. During that same time period, a total of 76 unsuccessful claimants sued the authority. Claims included one individual who sliced off the tips of two fingers on a manhole cover – they…

£2m paid-out by council to injured staff

Posted: 31 May 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Repetitive Strain Injury, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Leicester City Council has paid out £2million in compensation to injured staff members over the last five years. Figures released by the council showed that a total of 151 claims had been settled with injured employees since 2006. This cost the council around £700,000, and a total of £1.23 million in legal fees. The council said that all of the individual claims were fully investigated before payouts were made to employees. Injuries that received compensation from the authority included injured backs caused by heavy lifting, repetitive strain injuries, injuries suffered from…

£2m in workers compensation to council staff

Posted: 22 April 2014

Posted in: Knee Injury, School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

New figures have revealed that councils have paid out over £2 million in compensation to staff who have successfully claimed for workplace injuries. The cases included individuals claiming for slips, trips and falls, assaults, and many other workplace injuries. Two of the claimants were awarded compensation after suffering “psychological abuse”, while another school staff member received £200,000 in compensation after being assaulted in a special-needs school. The figures were released through a Freedom of Information request, revealing that more than 100 council workers were successful in gaining compensation since 2009. Norfolk County Council…

£45,000 worth of claims against Blackpool schools

Posted: 22 September 2013

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Blackpool council is currently facing £45,000 worth of compensation claims from pupils, staff and visitors of their schools. Between September 2010 and May 2013, a Freedom of Information request found that 36 claims for personal injury compensation had been filed against the council’s primary and secondary schools. The claims range from children being “hit by a football” to one child who made a claim after “being pushed and suffering an injury”. Despite the numerous compensation claims made to Blackpool Council, it has only sought to defend 75% of the 36 cases…

Office Injury Claims

Posted in: Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

You may be entitled to claim compensation against your employer if you have been injured in your place of work due to the employer’s negligence. By contacting one of our Wakefield solicitors, who are specialised in personal injury cases, you can get guidance about the best way to proceed. You may develop an illness due to the type of work you do or your workplace environment, which could include physical harm caused by a slip or fall on a wet floor or obstacle left in your path, or psychological damage…