Just Under £300,000 Paid Out to Teachers Injured in Workplace
More than 290,000 was paid to teachers and lecturers who were injured on school property following accidents in the workplace last year. The figures come from Teachers union, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and does not take into account private litigation. The figures from the EIS showed that in the all of their cases […]
Health and safety changes take effect
Controversial changes to the civil liability rules for health and safety breaches came into effect last week. The changes mean that the burden of proof following many injuries at work will be switched from the employer to the employee. This could make it more difficult for workers to claim damages if they have been injured […]
Council fined after roof fall
A local authority has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through a garage roof light at a council depot. Douglas McGregor was working on the removal and replacement of a roof light when he lost his balance. Elgin Sheriff Court heard that he was one of two workers who had […]
Fewer Brits killed at work
It is good to hear that the number of workers killed in Britain fell again last year. According to official statistics published last week by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 148 workers were fatally injured between April 2012 and March 2013, compared with 172 in the previous year. The overall rate of fatal injury has […]