Industrial diseases can ruin the life of both the victim and their family; they can have a huge impact on a person's ability to work, and subsequently their household income.
That's why the UK government allows wronged workers to claim compensation for their diseases. If a person has developed a life-changing or life-threatening illness as a result of an employer or ex-employer's negligence, it seems only fair that they should be allowed to claim compensation to cover lost earnings and rehabilitation costs.
We've put together a list of some of the biggest claims in the history of industrial disease law in the UK, to give you an idea of what's possible:
1. 8 billion worth of industrial disease claims made following House of Lords ruling:
8 billion worth of claims suddenly became eligible after the House of Lords overturned a ruling that had previously blocked their claims. Thousands of UK workers suffering from respiratory illnesses as a result of conditions in the mines made claims for healthcare, long term care and loss of earnings.
Miners awarded 1.5 billion for debilitating lung diseases:
In 1999 a group of miners were awarded 1.5 billion in damages by the government and the nationalised mining industry, after they developed debilitating lung diseases due to the working conditions they had experienced in mines throughout the UK.
3. 2.4 million awarded to accountancy student injured in stationery firm accident:
An accountancy student who had taken a year off from an accountancy course to work for a south Wales stationery firm was awarded 2.4 million in compensation after he was paralysed in a workplace accident. After the truck he was driving toppled over, paralysing him in the process, Mr Arde made a claim and was awarded 2.4 million to help him pay for this ongoing care and compensate him for loss of future earnings.
4. Worsley claimants awarded 11.4 million:
Extremely poor conditions in a Worsley mine caused a significant proportion of ex-employees to develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A group of the miners banded together and were eventually awarded 11.4 million.
That's why the UK government allows wronged workers to claim compensation for their diseases. If a person has developed a life-changing or life-threatening illness as a result of an employer or ex-employer's negligence, it seems only fair that they should be allowed to claim compensation to cover lost earnings and rehabilitation costs.
We've put together a list of some of the biggest claims in the history of industrial disease law in the UK, to give you an idea of what's possible:
1. 8 billion worth of industrial disease claims made following House of Lords ruling:
8 billion worth of claims suddenly became eligible after the House of Lords overturned a ruling that had previously blocked their claims. Thousands of UK workers suffering from respiratory illnesses as a result of conditions in the mines made claims for healthcare, long term care and loss of earnings.
Miners awarded 1.5 billion for debilitating lung diseases:
In 1999 a group of miners were awarded 1.5 billion in damages by the government and the nationalised mining industry, after they developed debilitating lung diseases due to the working conditions they had experienced in mines throughout the UK.
3. 2.4 million awarded to accountancy student injured in stationery firm accident:
An accountancy student who had taken a year off from an accountancy course to work for a south Wales stationery firm was awarded 2.4 million in compensation after he was paralysed in a workplace accident. After the truck he was driving toppled over, paralysing him in the process, Mr Arde made a claim and was awarded 2.4 million to help him pay for this ongoing care and compensate him for loss of future earnings.
4. Worsley claimants awarded 11.4 million:
Extremely poor conditions in a Worsley mine caused a significant proportion of ex-employees to develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A group of the miners banded together and were eventually awarded 11.4 million.
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PHR Solicitors can help you make a industrial disease compensation claim in Wirral, as well as more general workplace injury claims in the Wirral area.
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