Not claiming

[BoRED S2upid]

A woman in the office came into work early yesterday and took a nasty fall on a wet tile floor, since her fall the slippery surface sign has been up and will probably stay up for the duration of this cold spell.

Shes hurt her back and is off work but will not be claiming.

Fair play to her I say as those no win no fee lawyers would have garanteed her £5k and the employer would have settled out of court no questions asked.

I would like to think if the same happend to me I would resist the temptation to take the easy money.

[edc]

What is she going to claim for though? If she is off work for a couple of weeks but gets full company sick pay and there is no long-term damage then she has suffered no loss.

[dingg]

would the sign informing of the slippy surface have prevented her slipping??

duty of care from the employer is to ensure the floor isn't slippy

[BoRED S2upid]

edc said:

What is she going to claim for though? If she is off work for a couple of weeks but gets full company sick pay and there is no long-term damage then she has suffered no loss.

Well you know what these no win no fee guys are like, suffered a slip or fall we will get you thousands.

[Odie]

People shouldnt be claiming for this kinda crap, no uninsured loss, so no claim, if she is out of pocket (physio, damaged clothing etc) and her work is being an arse about covering the costs then she should sue.


What she should be doing is having a quiet word with the health and safety manager of the company if they arent already aware.


Some of the claims i hear about at my place are just silly, people putting themselves in harms way, then getting hurt, then sticking in a claim...

[4Q]

dingg said:

would the sign informing of the slippy surface have prevented her slipping??

duty of care from the employer is to ensure the floor isn't slippy

Doesn't the employee have a responsibility to be careful though, when they see the floor might be slippy? Or is it always someone else's fault..?

Good on her for resisting.