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HTML <html> <head> <title>Teachers compensation claim payouts – are they really so unjustified?</title> </head> <body> <h1>Teachers compensation claim payouts – are they really so unjustified?</h1> <div class="info">Author: <a href="author_1_141884.html">Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors</a></div><div class="body">An article published on Friday in the New Scotsman caught my eye online over the weekend with its headline “Council tripped up by £40k bill for school’s staff injury claims.” The piece mentioned that tens of thousands of pounds had been paid out in compensation to teachers and school staff in the Midlothian area of Scotland. However the descriptions given in this first paragraph of some of the accidents, including falling over a bin and tripping on bouncy castle ropes are only a small selection of the types of accidents teachers can suffer whilst at work and they are clearly used with intention of making accident compensation claims appear frivolous.<br /> <br /> If we look at the actual details of some of the claims mentioned in the article, we can see that many of the teaching and support staff have indeed suffered genuine injuries that will have had a great impact on their daily lives. The highest claim in the Midlothian area was reported as being a £17,000 payout for industrial deafness compensation. A condition like industrial deafness can be caused by noise levels within a working environment being too high. In the case of a school, the noise may come from the pupils themselves, or machinery, such as in a Design Technology classroom. Wherever this noise comes from, industrial deafness is a serious condition that can dramatically reduce a person’s hearing, typically leaving them needing hearing aids.<br /> <br /> Other accidents mentioned in the article include a youth worker who received £11,800 after breaking both arms tripping over ropes securing a bouncy castle and a school janitor who received a payout for £4500 after injuring a toe when he was building a stage in a school hall. Whilst it is true that in some circumstances people may attempt to pursue <a href="http://www.camplaw.co.uk" >compensation claims</a> for trivial accidents, I don’t think anyone would argue that breaking both of your arms is a trivial accident. Focussing on only a few headline grabbing compensation payouts creates a false impression of a so-called “compensation culture”, in which everyone who suffers even a minor injury receives several thousand pounds in <a href="http://www.camplaw.co.uk" >accident claims</a> compensation.<br /> <br /> The truth of the matter is that courts in the UK operate under strict guidelines governing the size of compensation payouts. These guidelines are there to ensure that genuinely injured people receive a level of <a href="http://www.camplaw.co.uk" >compensation</a> that accurately reflects the impact their injuries have had on their life, including any changes they have had to make to their daily routine, which in the case of severe injuries may include changing jobs, adapting their homes or even paying for round-the-clock specialist nursing care.</div> <div class="source">Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlealley.com/article_887516_18.html">http://www.articlealley.com/article_887516_18.html</a></div> <div class="author"> <div class="authorBio">Camps Solicitors provide expert legal advice for the victims of accidents and personal injuries, helping them to pursue compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis. Our accident and personal injury solicitors fight for accident claim compensation for accident victims who have been injured through no fault of their own.</div> <div class="authorUrl"><a href="http://www.camplaw.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.camplaw.co.uk</a></div></author> </body> </html>
Text Teachers compensation claim payouts – are they really so unjustified? Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors An article published on Friday in the New Scotsman caught my eye online over the weekend with its headline “Council tripped up by £40k bill for school’s staff injury claims.” The piece mentioned that tens of thousands of pounds had been paid out in compensation to teachers and school staff in the Midlothian area of Scotland. However the descriptions given in this first paragraph of some of the accidents, including falling over a bin and tripping on bouncy castle ropes are only a small selection of the types of accidents teachers can suffer whilst at work and they are clearly used with intention of making accident compensation claims appear frivolous. If we look at the actual details of some of the claims mentioned in the article, we can see that many of the teaching and support staff have indeed suffered genuine injuries that will have had a great impact on their daily lives. The highest claim in the Midlothian area was reported as being a £17,000 payout for industrial deafness compensation. A condition like industrial deafness can be caused by noise levels within a working environment being too high. In the case of a school, the noise may come from the pupils themselves, or machinery, such as in a Design Technology classroom. Wherever this noise comes from, industrial deafness is a serious condition that can dramatically reduce a person’s hearing, typically leaving them needing hearing aids. Other accidents mentioned in the article include a youth worker who received £11,800 after breaking both arms tripping over ropes securing a bouncy castle and a school janitor who received a payout for £4500 after injuring a toe when he was building a stage in a school hall. Whilst it is true that in some circumstances people may attempt to pursue compensation claims for trivial accidents, I don’t think anyone would argue that breaking both of your arms is a trivial accident. Focussing on only a few headline grabbing compensation payouts creates a false impression of a so-called “compensation culture”, in which everyone who suffers even a minor injury receives several thousand pounds in accident claims compensation. The truth of the matter is that courts in the UK operate under strict guidelines governing the size of compensation payouts. These guidelines are there to ensure that genuinely injured people receive a level of compensation that accurately reflects the impact their injuries have had on their life, including any changes they have had to make to their daily routine, which in the case of severe injuries may include changing jobs, adapting their homes or even paying for round-the-clock specialist nursing care. Article Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_887516_18.html About the Author: Camps Solicitors provide expert legal advice for the victims of accidents and personal injuries, helping them to pursue compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis. Our accident and personal injury solicitors fight for accident claim compensation for accident victims who have been injured through no fault of their own. http://www.camplaw.co.uk
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