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May 20, 2005
TUC: workplace compensation culture does not exist
According to the TUC, less that one in 10 people injured at work, receive compensation. People with work-related hearing and breathing disorders were the most likely to receive compensation, while workers with stress and repetitive strain injury were the least likely. The average claim for compensation was £10,000, but 50% of this was taken by legal fees.
Brendan Barber, the TUC general secretary, said the figures did not support the idea that a workplace compensation culture existed in the UK. He said that employers were not taking health and safety issues seriously enough and that the UK's state compensation system failed those most in need.
The Federation of Small Businesses said that safety was taken seriously by employers and that workers suffering injuries had access to a well-established tribunal system in order to secure compensation.
Posted by at May 20, 2005 10:46 PM
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