One of the hardest things people have to do is to beg. The world is awash with stories of poor and powerless people being on the short end of the stick, often being forced to beg just to get justice.
In the case of being involved in an accident, a low-wage earner will generally be at a disadvantage because he will not be able to afford a good lawyer to take his case. The problem some see with being assigned a free lawyer is that they are overworked and underpaid so they can’t give as much as paid ones.
Realising this inequality, the government of the United Kingdom made it easier for accident victims, whether rich or poor, powerful or weak, to be able to get secure work accident claims by starting with a streamlined process.
With the enactment Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, also known as RIDDOR 1995, employees are mandated to report the details of any accidents to the Health and Safety Executive, or HSE.This law is quite comprehensive that it covers includes illnesses or diseases that prevent an employee from coming in to work for more than three days.
It does not matter if the employee is a top executive of a lowly worker in the company, anyone injured has to be reported to the HSE. And best of all, it does not cost victims any money.
It may have taken a while, but today even the lowest paid individual has a better chance of securing justice. And thanks to this, people do not have to beg to be equals in the eyes of the law.
