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To be able to work out how much you may be able to claim for personal injury following an accident that was not of your making, the following aspects of your claim need to be taken into account: The type of injury you have suffered The severity of the injury How long your rehabilitation takes …
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An accident at work * is often labeled as an incident either during work on the shop floor or in the office or kitchen that leads to harm. Personal injury claims * for workplace injury happen when a worker or manager can prove that the work injury was a result of the negligence of their company …
In Ireland employers in all businesses have a duty of care to their staff and employees by providing them with a place of work that is not only safe but also a safe way of working. By law the employees must be covered by insurance. There are simple standards of duty of care in that …
A physical or mental injury or both are normally the result of a workplace accident. Thankfully the large majority of employers recognise that in order to maintain output that good health and safety is right for their business and consequently they will take the very necessary steps to ensure their production of goods and that …
Accidents in the workplace can happen in many different avenues in the workplace including building sites, road traffic accidents, kitchens and as well as in low risk places such as offices. When you have been injured at work and it was not your fault, you may be entitled to make a personal injury claim*. Accidents …
The question “am I entitled to sick pay when you have been injured in an accident in the workplace?” is a popular enough question for employees contacting a Personal injury solicitor after they have been injured in a workplace accident. Irish law states that employers have a duty of care to put in place reasonable …
Most employees are not prepared for an accident in the workplace, which is not unusual, but this may unfortunately bring on errors in the future in protecting your rights. When an employee has an accident in the workplace, they need to be aware of what they have to do, and also what should not to …
In Ireland for adults who are thinking of making a claim for personal injury, the general rule is that they have two years from the date of the workplace accident in which to make a claim. If you are in work and are under the age of eighteen then it is two years from your …
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Even with Health and Safety legislation in Ireland getting injured at work has been a common event. Too often machines and equipment break down or you can be asked to perform tasks for which you have inadequate training or worse no training at all. In Ireland no employee is entitled to sick pay if they …
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What is the story here in Ireland when there is an injury in a workplace? Is the injured person entitled to sick pay? The answer is that in Ireland the employee has no statutory right to be remunerated while out on sick leave. It is therefore entirely at the power of the employer to agree …