Coronavirus COVID19 Compensation Claim
If you have been infected by the Coronavirus during the course of your employment then you will have a claim for compensation against your employer. Your employer has a duty of care to ensure that you do not become infected when it is know that the you could be at risk. If you have suffered the loss of a loved one who was a resident in a care home where they caught Covid19 or an employee who caught the disease during the course of employment then you will be able to claim compensation.
Essential Workers Claims
Delivery Drivers Covid19 Claims
If you have not been supplied with appropriate PPE or have been trained in the use of PPE and have caught Covid19 while doing your delivery round then your employer is liable for the injury and suffering that you went through. You will be able to claim compensation.
Care Home Workers Covid19 Claims
If while working in a care home you have caught covid19 then you will be able to make a claim for compensation. You employer has a duty to ensure that you have adequate PPE and that you are trained in the correct way to deal with your PPE during a pandemic.
Hospital Workers (Doctors, Nurses, Porters, Cleaners & Admin) Covid19 Claims
The hospital has a duty to ensure that you are safe while at your work especially in such a high risk environment as a hospital during a lethal pandemic. If you have caught Covid19 while working in a hospital then the hospital has failed in it duty to keep you safe and you will be able to claim compensation for your suffering.
Prison Officers Covid19 Claims
The Prison Service has a duty of care to ensure that as a prison officer you will not become infected from Covid19. Due to the unique circumstances of a prison, its layout and the general prison population overcrowding extra special attention is needed to ensure that the disease does not gain a foothold or even turn into a runaway hotbox for Covid19. If you have become infected with Covid19 while working in a prison then you will be due compensation.
Shop Workers (Supermarkets, Petrol Stations, Convenience Stores) Covid19 Claims
If you have not been supplied with appropriate PPE or have not been trained in the use of the PPE when dealing with highly contagious disease and have caught Covid19 then your employer is liable for the injury and suffering that you went through. You will be able to claim compensation. Your employer has a duty of care to ensure that you do not catch Covid19 when you are working for them.
Distribution Warehouse Workers Covid19 Claims
Your employer is legally bound to take all reasonable steps to protect you while at work. You should have be provided with adequate PPE and training on how to use PPE when dealing with highly contagious disease (not just normal PPE training, there is a difference) furthermore they need to ensure that that Covid19 is not brought into the warehouse. If you have caught Covid19 at your warehouse then you will have a claim for compensation for the pain and suffering you have went through
High Risk Residential Claims
Care Home Residents Covid19 Claims
Prison Inmates Covid19 Claims
The Prison Service has a duty of care to ensure that as a prisoner in its custodial care you will not become infected from Covid19. Due to the unique circumstances of a prison, its layout and the general overcrowding extra special attention is needed to ensure the safe housing of prisoners. If you have become infected with Covid19 while in prison then you will be due compensation.
Death Due To Covid19 Claims
Care Home Deaths
If you have suffered the loss of a loved one who was a resident in a care home where they caught Covid19 then you will be able to claim compensation from the insurers of the care home. The home has a duty of care to its residents to ensure that they do not become sick from a preventable disease.
Death From Employment
If your loved one died from Covid19 which they contracted during the course of their employment then you will be able to claim compensation as the employer has failed in their duty to protect your loved one.