Self-Employed Workers Receive Compensation for Accidents at Work

Sub contractor injured from equipment provided with no training

A self-employed painter and decorator received £29,000 compensation after an accident at work.

Mr M sustained a crushing injury to his hand whilst operating a cherry picker. At the time of his accident he was sub-contacted to work for the defendant company, a firm of painting and decorating contractors.  They paid him under the Construction Industry Scheme so that although they deducted tax, he was responsible for paying his own National Insurance Contributions.

The company accepted liability for Mr M’s accident, as the work he was doing was instigated by them and under their direct supervision and they had provided the cherry picker which caused his injury, but given him no training.

The  compensation included loss of earnings for  the remainder of the lucrative contract upon which Mr M was working at the time of his accident.

Self employed roofer fall from height

A self employed roofer, sub contracted to work on a North East building site is pursuing a claim against the main contractor in control of the site, following his fall from scaffolding.

Mr P was "self-employed" in that his employers also paid him under the Construction Industry Scheme so that although they deducted tax, he was responsible for paying his own National Insurance Contributions. 

He sustained a fractured pelvis as a result of tripping on some loose brick ties, which had been left on the scaffolding and then falling over the edge of the scaffolding through a gap in the protective rail.

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