i can imagine, worked around many disabled peoples homes on and off over the years and even little things can cause major issues. but il admit many people do take the urine with it though as well.
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i can imagine, worked around many disabled peoples homes on and off over the years and even little things can cause major issues. but il admit many people do take the urine with it though as well.
Ignoring the fact the incident the claim is related to is ridiculous, claiming for overtime and night shifts etc.. isn't necessarily ridiculous.
Some people might well work regular overtime and have a rota etc.. for night shifts - certainly for the tech support team in my firm shifts and on call payments probably account for between 30-50% of their pay. If one of them was say injured in a road accident that wasn't their fault and off work for a couple of months then they'd have lost out financially as sick pay would just cover their basic salary.
I don't think it would be reasonable to claim that you 'could' have worked overtime - but if you did work overtime/nights etc.. consistently prior to an accident then surely its reasonable, if someone is to blame for your accident, for the missed overtime/shift payments to be covered since they likely won't be by normal sick pay.
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Yep, i'm claiming for stepping on a lego brick, hoping for £25I...
Of course it is the minority, but it seems it is hardly an isolated case either
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...officers-claim-compensation-for-injuries.html
Though of course, headline grabbing sensationalist statistics tell about as much of the story as the amount of police who claim every year, ~1.5% in both cases
, but it seems you are missing out on the action Burnsey 
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Of course it is the minority, but it seems it is hardly an isolated case either
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...officers-claim-compensation-for-injuries.html
Though of course, headline grabbing sensationalist statistics tell about as much of the story as the amount of police who claim every year, ~1.5% in both cases
Although that doesn't seem to take any account of whether the claims are "trivial" or otherwise. Being in the police is a much higher risk job than most so it doesn't seem a huge surprise to me that there are a number of instances overall where claims are made for injuries suffered.
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And of course some places are easier to claim from than others.
Last year a worker stopped me and said "You work in the Legal department don't you?" and before I could stop him he continued telling me his story. He'd had an accident, tried to put a Claim in but was told the accident was on Council property so he had to drop the claim. I asked "Have you put a claim in with the Council?" and he said "No chance mate, I won't get anything out of them, minds you I've put another one in"
This is also what I experience, that the same staff members are the ones who keep complaining.
Last year a worker stopped me and said "You work in the Legal department don't you?" and before I could stop him he continued telling me his story. He'd had an accident, tried to put a Claim in but was told the accident was on Council property so he had to drop the claim. I asked "Have you put a claim in with the Council?" and he said "No chance mate, I won't get anything out of them, minds you I've put another one in"
This is also what I experience, that the same staff members are the ones who keep complaining.