Council Compensation Payments

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Britain: Assault on care worker ends her career
A care assistant has had to take medical retirement after being attacked by a resident at an old people’s home in Middlesbrough. The UNISON member, who was employed by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, has now received over £57,000 compensation after an eight year legal battle.
UNISON news release • Risks 468
Hazards news, 7 August 2010

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Britain: Body armour hurt council worker
A community enforcement officer who was injured by ill-fitting, second hand body armour, has received a £2,000 payout. UNISON member Anthony Roach, from Eaglescliffe in Teesside, was left with serious back and shoulder problems after being provided the faulty police cast-offs.
UNISON news release • Risks 442
Hazards news, 6 February 2010

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Britain: Payout for fired whistleblower
A council equalities officer who suffered years of stress and harassment and was sacked after blowing the whistle on management has been awarded £442,466 in compensation. UNISON member Pauline Scanlon had been “destroyed”, adding: “The council abused its power, ruined my reputation and sabotaged my attempts to find another job.”
UNISON news release • Thompsons Solicitors news release • Risks 434
Hzards news, 28 November 2009

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A compensation payment to a resident of Woodlands Road (+£5000) has ...

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A survey carried out using Freedom of Information requests to over 75 councils by leading consumer legal rights website Nowinnofee.co.uk, has revealed that UK councils are paying out as little as £3.95 for compensation claims – excluding the cost of administration and legal advice.

The information, gathered during the last five years, disclosed compensation claims including £3.95 for dry cleaning, £16 for a bruise, £19.99 for damage to a garden light, £20 for a damaged shoe, £10 paid out to a claimant who tripped on a broken manhole surround, £20 for damage to an ornament, £10 for walking into a low hanging sign, £35 for damaged clothing and £50 for a fall.

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Figures released by Middlesbrough Council have shown the extent to which compensation was paid to school pupils over the past few years.
In total, between 2008 and 2011, the council paid more than £34,000 in personal injury compensation to injured schoolchildren or their parents. The figure itself is not all that remarkable in this age of health and safety awareness, but the individual awards deserve scrutiny as a means of gaining an insight into the safety of schools in Middlesbrough.
One case involved a student who was awarded £4,250 after falling during cheerleading practice. It could be argued that cheerleading practice carries an inherent risk of injury from slips, trips and falls, but if instructors had acted negligently in overseeing the session, compensation would be deserved. Negligence in this context might describe cramped gym conditions or inappropriate or unqualified instruction to students.

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A school pupil in Teesside was awarded an astonishing £3,500 in compensation after getting just a splinter in the finger .The compensation claim was made when the youngster got a splinter when handling wood at a Middlesbrough school.