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Generally speaking, voluntary workers are not considered to be employees and as such don't receive the same health and safety protection as official employees – however, this does not mean that volunteers are unprotected. In fact, volunteers may make a successful no win, no fee claim in the event they suffer injury while working in voluntary capacity.
Health and safety law and voluntary workers
The Health and Safety at Work Act is designed to protect employees and as such has little scope for either regulation or enforcement when it comes to purely voluntary activities.
However, as the act requires employers to protect the health and safety of members of the public, they are in effect "duty-holders" who owe a duty of care to all visitors, including customers, clients and volunteers.
Civil law
All voluntary organisations owe volunteer workers a common law duty of care and, as such, if a voluntary worker suffers personal injury while working for a purely voluntary organisation, he or she may be able to pursue a no win, no fee claim through the civil courts.
For any such claim to be successful, it will be necessary for the claimant's personal injury lawyer to prove that the defendant owed a duty of care and that was breached, causing financial loss and personal injury.
Myth-busting
YouClaim's public liability spokesperson says that there are too many myths surrounding health and safety and voluntary work. "Because of sensationalist media coverage there is an unfounded belief that health and safety law or compensation culture gets in the way of voluntary work.
"In fact," he says, "health and safety law requires that for most types of activity, voluntary organisations take precautions that are simply reasonable and proportionate. The principle of eliminating risk in so far as is reasonably practicable is a hard one to argue with."
Claim compensation for accident injuries
If you have suffered accident injuries while performing work, whether it was in a paid or voluntary capacity, you may be entitled to make a no win, no fee claim in order to provide restitution for your losses, expenses and injuries.
Here at YouClaim we have a team of specialist SRA-governed personal injury solicitors who can help deserving claimants pursue litigation without ever incurring any charge – ensuring the whole process remains risk-free.
In addition, we never take a cut, ensuring all winning claimants receive 100% compensation.
For advice and support from our workplace injury team, call us on 0800 10 757 95 or the mobile-friendly 0333 240 0871.
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