1.4% of UK Workforce Suffer Violence at Work: Infographic

April 24th, 2013

Most employees in the UK would likely admit to feeling angry in the workplace every now and again. Causes could be anything from the pressure of imminent deadlines, to losing an important file, to that irritatingly loud colleague who really isn’t as funny as they’d like to think. It’s rare though, that irked employees will resort to violent outbursts, as figures from the latest British Crime Survey (conducted by the Health and Safety Executive and Office for National Statistics) apparently confirm.
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Fairground ride safety bar failure results in compensation payout for injured rider

April 17th, 2013

A man has been compensated by an amusement park company after one of the safety features on a ride failed.
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Bradford & Bingley shareholders launch compensation claim over nationalisation

April 17th, 2013

The Bradford and Bingley Shareholder Action Group (BBAG) is appealing against a decision to withhold important documents that would assist their fight for compensation.
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Family of asbestos-related illness victim pursues compensation from former employers

April 16th, 2013

The family of a man who died from an illness caused by asbestos exposure have launched a compensation claim against two former directors of the company he used to work for.
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Independent newspaper pays compensation over Nazi photo error

April 16th, 2013

The Independent newspaper has been ordered to pay a Croatian actor compensation after it published a picture of the actor and labelled him a Nazi prison guard.
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