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Allowing employees to work from home is proving increasingly popular. Not only can it increase employee motivation, raise productivity and broaden a business's recruitment pool, it also benefits employees who have small or disabled children, allowing them greater productivity. However, the fact that an employee works from home in no way makes employers immune from liability for work injury compensation claims - a fact underlined by several pieces of legislation, including:
The obligations outlined in these pieces of legislation are too numerous to be considered in detail here. However, as the majority of people who work from home do so on telephones and computers it is relevant that PUWER requires employers to ensure that workstation equipment such as laptops, chairs and computer monitors are both suitable and safe for work. Naturally, as any personal injury solicitor who is worth his salt would know, failure to do so not only risks employee health but also makes an employer liable for any resulting work injury compensation claims.
Such employer negligence will have other consequences too. For example, if an employee who is fitted with an unsuitable workstation goes on to develop the kind pain and discomfort typical to a RSI musculoskeletal work injury, his or her productivity will suffer, eventually reducing the quality of the work he or she produces.
All of the above obligations are in further underpinned by the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations of 1992.
Generally, it will also be incumbent on the employer to carry out a risk assessment of home office.
And, just as with office workers who regularly use computer screens, work at home employees are entitled to regular eye tests at the employer's expense.
Of course, employees are not without their own obligations. They must take reasonable care to ensure their own health and safety, co-operate with employer efforts to meet health and safety responsibilities, work with the equipment and training provided by employers and, most importantly, alert employers to any health and safety risks they may face. If an employer fails to respond appropriately to such an alert and the worker goes on to suffer injury, it is very likely that a no win, no fee solicitor would find strong grounds for pursuing a claim.
However, these pieces of legislation will not apply to self-employed workers who have long-term contracts with an employer. As self-employed workers will charge a business more their services and time than salaried ones who perform the same roles, they will be able to make provision for their own working equipment while also claiming against these expenses at the end of each tax year.
No win, no fee lawyers who will ensure your rights
Unfortunately, the hierarchies in some organizations can mean that workers become disempowered. Often, they may try to speak up about their health and safety rights but find that employers have their minds on other aspects of the business. However, this is no excuse and should never be the case.
All workers, whether they work from home or in the office, are protected by the same legislation and health safety principles.
If you believe that you have developed an injury as a result of an infringement of your health and safety rights, you may be able to claim compensation.
The personal injury lawyers on YouClaim's panel are all leading experts in their fields and work under the strict governance of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
If you have suffered as a result of an employer's refusal to listen to or provide for your needs, these specialists can help you redress this and ensure that you are compensated for your injury. In addition, your employer will be held to account for its negligence, while also being disabused of any notion that your health and safety rights are trivial.
Win or lose, our unique no win, no fee system means that making a work injury compensation claim with us is cost free - from start to finish, win or lose.
In addition we also protect you from the opponent's costs while promising all winning clients 100 percent compensation - we never take a cut.
To begin pursuing your rights today, fill out an onclaim form or echat with a specialist.
To speak with a legal advisor directly, call us, on 0800 10 757 95.
We look forward to upholding your legal rights.
