Retail worker compensation for an injury can cover your costs and damages when you are injured in a workplace accident that was not wholly your fault.
Your workplace injury may be from a slip, trip, or fall accident on the shop floor or when a forklift hit you in the warehouse, but you could have a compensation claim. An employer owes employees a duty of care, and if they breach that duty of care, resulting in a workplace injury, you may have a retail worker compensation claim.
Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages for the workplace accident through a claims process. If you or a loved one have been injured and your life impacted by an accident that was someone else’s fault, a claim for retail worker compensation seeks financial redress for the injuries and financial losses.
If you have suffered a retail worker injury and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.
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What is a retail worker injury claim?
A retail worker injury claim is when you seek compensation for the impact of the workplace injury on your life today and in the future. You are the one with an injury from a retail worker accident, and you can claim damages for the effects of it on your life.
In a retail worker injury claim, you seek damages for the injury, the pain, suffering, and medical care needed, as well as the financial effects, such as being unable to work or for any adaptions required to your home and car.
You could suffer injury when hit by stock falling from a shelf, in a slip on the wet supermarket floor or even in an assault while on the tills. A retail worker may be off work while recovering or may need to spend time in hospital but may claim for these and other effects on their life in a retail worker injury claim.
Your employer owes you a duty of care and should not put you or your fellow employees in danger during the working day. If they breach that duty of care and you suffer a retail worker injury, you may have a compensation claim.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case and advise if you have a valid retail worker injury claim for compensation.
Common retail worker injury claims
Common retail worker injury claims come from lifting heavy stock or slipping on a wet supermarket floor. You may suffer injury while working on the tills or when stocking shelves. If you suffer an injury at work in any type of retail space, you may have a retail worker injury claim.
Retail worker injury claims seek compensation for the effects of the workplace injury on an employee’s life today and in the future.
Some common retail worker injury claims:
RSI from working too long without a break claim
An RSI from working too long without a break or change of task is a common compensation claim for retail workers on the tills or stocking shelves. The RSI, Repetitive Strain Injury, develops from doing the same task repeatedly without a break or change in job.
A retail worker may develop an RSI:
An RSI will develop over time and can take months or years of treatment to clear fully. You may need to take time off work or change your type of work if you develop an RSI as a retail worker.
Slips, trips and falls on the shop floor claim
Slips, trips, and falls on the shop floor can happen very easily in the retail space, and employers must take due care to prevent injuries to retail workers in such accidents. Any slip, trip, or fall can result in serious injury, such as a leg break or back injury.
Slips, trips and falls in the retail space happen:
You may have a retail worker claim for compensation if you are injured in a slip, trip, or fall accident while at work in a shop.
Warehouse injury when getting stock claim
A warehouse injury when getting stock can happen when the retail worker retrieves goods from the warehouse for the shop floor. The warehouse can be dangerous, with delivery trucks, forklifts, and trolleys on the move throughout the day.
A warehouse injury to a retail worker can happen:
Any warehouse injury can result in cuts, broken limbs and head injuries. You may have a retail worker injury claim for compensation if injured while in the warehouse.
Manual handling injury on the shop floor claim
Manual handling injuries on the shop floor can easily happen when shifting goods or even when clearing up after heavy objects have fallen from shelves. Staff should be fully trained in manual handling and supplied with lifting equipment for doing such work on the shop floor.
Manual handling injuries can happen:
A manual handling injury may have you off work and needing medical care and you could have a retail worker compensation claim.
Injury from falling objects on the shop floor claim
Injury from falling objects on the shop floor can result in head, neck and shoulder injuries and often happen in busy retail stores. Heavy goods and small items not stacked properly can fall and cause severe injury to a retail worker.
Injury from falling objects on the shop floor can happen when:
An injury from a falling object on the shop floor can injure staff stocking shelves and other work, and they could have a retail worker claim for compensation.
If you suffer a workplace accident while working in any type of shop, supermarket, electrical shop, or discount store, you could have a retail worker compensation claim.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can make your retail worker injury claim and get you the compensation you deserve.
Compensation for a retail worker injury claim
Compensation for retail worker depends on a range of factors and the amount of general and Special damages suffered. for an accurate estimate, speak to the Personal Injury Team today.
Bellow are examples of potential claim amounts.
What if I am at fault for the workplace injury?
If you are at fault for the workplace injury but not wholly at fault, you may still have a retail worker compensation claim. You can make a personal injury claim if you are only partially at fault for any workplace injury.
It could be a case of contributory negligence when you may be partially at fault for the workplace injury. Contributory negligence is when you are partially responsible for a personal injury; the accident may not be wholly your fault, and your employer could still be partially responsible.
A case of contributory negligence is when you carry stock that is too heavy and slip on a wet floor, but it may still be the responsibility of the employer to prevent the accident from happening in the first place.
You may have contributed to the accident by carrying heavy stock, but you are not wholly responsible for the injury, as the employer should have taken care of the wet floor.
In a personal injury claim with an element of contributory negligence, any compensation awarded reflects your contribution to the workplace injury. If it is accepted that you are 30% responsible for the injury, then the compensation could be reduced by 30% for all damages.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at your case and see if you have a contributory negligence claim for workplace injury compensation.
Our Process
We make the claim process as simple and streamlined as possible, and that’s one of the reasons we’re maintain a 4.9 / 5 ★ rating from our customers!
Enquiry
The first step is to get in touch and tell us what went wrong. It’s free and easy. Call our 24-hour helpline: 0800 027 0370 or request a callback here.
Claim Evaluation
Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. This will involve a thorough case review and understanding of the incident, financial damages and physical injuries.
Legal Letter
Once we are satisfied we have all the information we require and have a full understanding of your circumstances. We send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your claim and compensation requirements.
Assault in the workplace claim
An assault in the workplace claim is when a retail worker or any person at work, is assaulted during the course of their employment. A retail worker may be assaulted by another member of staff, an employer or by a member of the public.
If you suffer an assault in the workplace, such as a supermarket or corner shop, you could have a retail worker compensation claim.
An assault in the workplace claim can be:
According to a report from the British Retail Consortium, British retail workers face more than 1,300 cases of abuse and assault every day. Incidents of assault and threatening behaviour rose by 50% during 2023 compared to 2022. The assault in the workplace claims for retail workers are made by employees of all ages, and sexes and, from those stocking shelves to senior management. Read more here.
Employers have a duty of care to employees and must provide a safe and secure workplace for everyone, especially those dealing with the public. If they breach that duty of care by not providing adequate staffing and security levels, an employee may have a retail worker assault claim.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise on your assault case and see if you have a valid retail worker compensation claim.
Find out how much you can claim today for a retail worker injury
Use our online assessment tool today to determine how much you can claim for your retail worker injury. The RSI, broken leg, cracked skull, knee ligament damage and bruised ribs you suffer in the retail workplace injury may be with you for life, and you may be able to claim compensation for the damages involved.
The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put you in direct touch with one of our team, who will give you a full rundown of what can happen with your retail worker injury claim.
Compensation amounts for a retail worker injury claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help you with an idea of compensation for this common workplace injury.
Only by contacting one of our team will you get a retail worker injury claim up and running today.
Contact your Personal Injury Team today for immediate and expert retail worker injury advice tailored to you.
