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Accidents at Work: The TUC and the Myth of The Compensation Culture - Gordon Exall, Zenith Chambers

05/05/14. The TUC’s ever helpful guide to health and safety is out for April and available online. The Bulletin covers numerous aspects of health and safety in the workplace. However one notable article relates to the “compensation myth”.

This shows that 6 out of 7 people injured in the workplace do not obtain compensation.

“TUC explodes the ‘compensation myth’

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