Construction industry accident at work claims
There are more than 2.2 million people working in the construction industry in the UK. This makes it Britain's largest single work sector. Yet in a figure that could have a telling impact on accident at work claims, UCATT, the UK's biggest construction worker's union has only 120,000 members.
So what, precisely, is it that UCATT do for construction workers and what relevance to they have to accident at work claims?
What UCATT do
UCATT inform construction workers of their rights in areas such as employment contracts, health and safety, and training. They also provide information and advice regarding redundancy pay, job seekers allowance and what to do in the event of an accident at work.
UCATT and accident at work claims
Unfortunately, unless you are one of UCATT's members, they are unable to help you with a construction accident compensation claim. However, if you are a member they could possibly provide you with a no win, no fee solicitor. They also provide personal injury solicitors to members who have suffered physical injury outside of work in an event such as a car accident or holiday accident.
UCATT's scope
UCATT represent members from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, as well as the Republic of Ireland.
Here is a list of their regional offices:
- Scotland Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh
- England Newcastle, Leeds, Doncaster, Sheffield, Hull, Liverpool, Derby, Chesterfield, Stoke, Birmingham, Newmarket, Essex, London, Southampton and Plymouth.
- Northern Ireland Belfast
- Republic of Ireland Dublin and Cork
Other sources of information that may be of use in your accident at work claim
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have realms of information relating to the construction industry in Scotland, Wales and England.
They have information on accidents at work involving slips and trips, lifting operations, ladders, towers and much more. Also provided is literature on asbestos, Vibration White Finger (VWF) as well as your rights and obligations as an employee in the construction industry.
For those in Scotland, there is dedicated Scottish section within their website. If you wish to know more information about the HSE which might be relevant to your accident at work claim, you can visit their website at www.hse.gov.uk.
Making a no win, no fee accident at work claim
Here at YouClaim we are experts at dealing accident at work claims, in particular construction accident compensation claims.
Together with our panel of personal injury solicitors we have a wealth of expertise in securing positive outcomes for our clients. In fact, we have an excellent success rate in dealing with similar claims, so the statistics speak for themselves.
You can rest assured that when you make a no win, no fee claim with us you will not endanger your financial security. This is because, win or lose, we will not charge you a penny. That is a guarantee, because before we secure you your compensation, we first want to secure your peace of mind.
All personal injury solicitors agree that the sooner you make an accident at work claim, the greater its chance of success. This is for various reason, not least because the fresher the events of the work accident are in your mind, the stronger its credibility and coherence.
So why not get in touch with us today. There are three avenues available to do this: you can fill out our user-friendly online claims form, request a call back at a time convenient to you or call one of our highly-trained claims team now on 0800 10 757 95 and get your work accident claim in motion today.
