Will The SARAH Bill Redress The Balance In Health And Security Culture?
As with all branches of UK law, wellness and security law can be criminal or civil and it can be defined frequent law or statue primarily based. In sensible terms, if an employer was in breach of a statutory duty and that breach led to an employee suffering injury (i.e. if it could be proved that, had the regulation been properly applied, the injury would not have occurred.), then the employer was liable for damages. I think, although I could be incorrect (gasp!) that there is a 3 year window of ‘opportunity’ (?) to make a claim against an employer in regards to breach of statutory duty.
Prior to the passing of the ERR Act 2013 (in addition to any claim primarily based on a breach of their contract of employment), workers could bring a claim against their employer for a breach of the widespread law duty of care as … Read the rest >>>