FAQs

You should obviously seek appropriate medical help to begin with and then make sure you report the incident to the school concerned and insist that it is recorded in their accident records. You should then seek legal advice on the prospects of any potential claim for compensation for your child’s injury.

As long as there is evidence to show that your child’s injury was caused by the negligence of the school authorities and by a breach of the school’s duty of care towards your child then there will certainly be a potential claim for compensation.

Once you become aware that your symptoms may have been caused by exposures at work you should simply seek legal advice as soon as possible on whether you have a potentially good claim for compensation and how best to proceed with that.

Industrial deafness is significant hearing loss or tinnitus caused through damage from noise exposure, often in a work environment without adequate hearing protection.

Industrial deafness claims can take at least 2 to 3 years to resolve as they are often complex and difficult. Once we know the full details of your claim we will be able to provide you with a better time estimate which we will update with you as the claim progresses.

This will vary considerably depending on the extent of your hearing loss over and above normal hearing loss for your age and any symptoms of tinnitus. Compensation can range from £3,000 to £4,000 up to £20,000 plus and we will provide you with a best estimate of the likely amount of compensation once medical evidence is available.

Statutory Maternity Pay is calculated at 90% of your average weekly earnings (before tax) for the first 6 weeks. For the remaining 33 weeks, you will receive the lower amount between either the statutory rate (currently £184.03) or 90% of your average weekly earnings.

Paid maternity leave can start anytime from the 11th week before the baby is due. If the baby arrives before you have started your maternity leave, the leave starts the day after the baby's birth.