Whilst many of us spend our hours at work trying to please our bosses, have a fulfilling career and earn our money at the end of the month, did you realise that employers also have certain obligatory statutory duties towards their employees?

As a result of legislation, employers have a certain duty of care to those at their workplace. As such, if you are injured, you may have an entitlement to bring accident at work claims to give some form of recompense for your pain and suffering.

If you can show that you have suffered an injury that has been caused by the negligence of your employer or because of the working practices (such as health and safety compliance, adequate training and equipment and so on), you may be successful in making a claim for accidents at work compensation.

You are helping to create a safer work place.

Some people feel loyalty to their employer and feel badly about bringing a claim for compensation. However, it is worth bearing the following points in mind. If you suffered because of inadequate working practices or safety precautions, for example, it is better that this issue is raised and appropriate amendments are made so that the workplace is safer for others in the future. Also, you have suffered a loss and are entitled to be recompensed. Your employer should have insurance in place which means that their insurance company will deal with the claim, rather than personal out-of-pocket payment of compensation by your employer. Also, remember that your legal adviser will be there to argue your case on your behalf and deal with negotiations for you and advise when issues arise.

If you think you may have a right to make a claim for accident at work compensation, what should you do?

If you contact one of the helplines, you should be able to speak to a helpful and especially trained advisor who can talk you through the main issues of your accident at work claims. If it were thought that you would be successful in bringing a claim, you would be put in touch with a solicitor who has expertise in the area of accident at work compensation. They would explain the process to you, deal with the paperwork and negotiate on your behalf.

You might like to consider what sort of evidence you have that your injuries were caused due to a lack of duty of care by your employer or unsatisfactory working practices. For example, were there any witnesses, logs and history of comparable accidents or medical notes?

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