Labour Research September 2005

Health & Safety Matters

TUC scotches compensation myth

A TUC report has produced further evidence demolishing business myths about a "compensation culture".

The compensation myth found that over 850,000 people are injured or made ill as a result of their job every year, but fewer than a tenth get compensation from their employer or industrial injuries benefit.

The report is available at www.tuc.org.uk/extras/ compensationmyth.doc