if injured would you claim against your employer?
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I concur, my mate just had a false knee following a motorbike accident at 18, he is now 36, nhs wouldnt give him one back then and inserted a rod as it would be worn out in 10-15 years, he has got one now cos its that or lose his leg!!!
could be worse, could be in the US with no NHS tho
tbh suing etc comes part and parcell of the process.
the insurance co will not pay out till they have to, and for that they have to prove the company's negligent.
cheers Ed lol
nah its like I said, I was sucked into the show me the money scenario but on reflection and thanks to chilling and the posts on here I have accepted it and look forward to getting bc2 next week and not playing it for 2 weeks till my stitches come out..... awesome timing or what
I know we moan about h&s in this country being OTT but it shows why it has to be so stringent, money grabbers like me would have a field day
nah its like I said, I was sucked into the show me the money scenario but on reflection and thanks to chilling and the posts on here I have accepted it and look forward to getting bc2 next week and not playing it for 2 weeks till my stitches come out..... awesome timing or what
I know we moan about h&s in this country being OTT but it shows why it has to be so stringent, money grabbers like me would have a field day
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I don't mean the company's insurance for if they're sued, I mean a level of personal injury insurance which I've had whenever I've been involved in any kind of manual work.
most dont tho Abraham, but thinking about it makes a lot of sense (hindsight is great for nothing grrrr)
when I joined the army at 16 we were all encouraged to take out personal injury insurance, most did, since I left I have never even thought about it, lesson to others starting out maybe
when I joined the army at 16 we were all encouraged to take out personal injury insurance, most did, since I left I have never even thought about it, lesson to others starting out maybe
Ungrateful git? No, greedy git? Yes.
If you want to blacken your name with your employer who appears to have done everything they're supposed to then go ahead and put a claim in.
I've never taken it out myself it's just been provided by the company, maybe the nature of the work or whatever though.
how is it greedy? it wasnt about getting loads of money, more about getting compensation as the job had caused the 'condition' and 2 years of pain and quite a bit of sacrifice, surgery and potential ongoing pain (anyone who has had joint surgery will know what I mean)
it can't blacken your name as an employer is not allowed to prejudice (doesnt mean they dont tho but legally they arent allowed to)
anyway I am not persuing it, I feel it does highlight the effect these ambulance chasing solicitors and todays materialistic culture has on some of us. Apologies if I sounded ungrateful as I am not, my manager has been awesome and I still have a job at the end of it.
due to the companies size I guess I felt they must get loads of these claims so why shouldnt I... wrong I know but initially tempting nontheless
It depends, if I sustained an injury due to lack of proper training or equipment then yes, I probably would but if it is simply something that can happen to anyone in any job regardless of training and was just a case of bad luck then no, you may as well sue your own body seeing as that's what is really at fault.
its caused through gripping and repetive movement of the tendons between the elbow and wrist hence tennis elbow and golfers elbow
my job involves working usually in restricted spaces or with restricted movement with cables, hammering, drilling, climbing and lots of crimping, over time this caused inflammation of the tendons causing loss of function in the left hand/wrist/elbow
it starts as a dull ache and can develop into acute tendonitis (some it can be acute straight away)
rest, inflammatory medicine (diclofenac, amitryptilline are what I have had prescribed), cortizone injections, physio and finally as a last resort surgery are the treatments
its one of them things everyones heard of, isnt uncommon but a PITA if you do get it, most recover with rest and medication, others 1 injection, some 2 and then surgery, even that isnt guaranteed but about 75-80% success rate. hope that sort of clears it up
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What action are you undertaking which is leading to this?
There must be a specific event or repeated action for RSI, so what is the repetitive action?
There must be a specific event or repeated action for RSI, so what is the repetitive action?
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No, given that they're family. Otherwise yes.
I don't see why you should to be honest. You do a labour based job that has caused you injury. If there's a better way of doing this job without replacing you with a robot and has this been suggested to your superiors and put on record?
From what I can tell you are still being paid, given treatment and they have tailored your position to accommodate your current disability. All you can sue for is the loss of your private leisure pursuits, which is arguably what you live and work for. In a court only compassion would have something in your favour and if you're looking to get promoted at work you're just going to damage your reputation.
If it was me I wouldn't bother, I'd just want to get myself fit and well so I can put it behind me and move forward in life. Not spend 12+ months arguing my job made me ill. If that was the case I'd be looking for an alternative job that was more right for me. The reason you've lost 2 years of normality is because of the external services and their own limits of knowledge and time, your employer has ticked all the right boxes IMO.
From what I can tell you are still being paid, given treatment and they have tailored your position to accommodate your current disability. All you can sue for is the loss of your private leisure pursuits, which is arguably what you live and work for. In a court only compassion would have something in your favour and if you're looking to get promoted at work you're just going to damage your reputation.
If it was me I wouldn't bother, I'd just want to get myself fit and well so I can put it behind me and move forward in life. Not spend 12+ months arguing my job made me ill. If that was the case I'd be looking for an alternative job that was more right for me. The reason you've lost 2 years of normality is because of the external services and their own limits of knowledge and time, your employer has ticked all the right boxes IMO.