Accident at work

According to the Labour Code in force, the employer is obliged to compensate the employee for damage caused in connection with the employment relationship. This means, in very simple terms, that an employee who is injured in an accident at work must pay all the material damage and the compensation to which he or she is entitled. Obviously, you do not have to pay compensation if the damage was caused by the employee's negligence or if the accident occurred outside your control.

As a general rule, therefore, the employer or its liability insurer is liable to compensate the workers for all their damages and to pay damages.

Workers can submit their claims directly to the employer, whether or not the employer has liability insurance.

Settling claims after an accident at work is a complex, multifaceted process that requires serious legal work across several areas of law. We stress that the process of settling claims following an accident at work is fundamentally influenced by the records taken during the investigation of the accident at work. It is very common for injured workers to make false statements, i.e. to claim that the workplace accident was their fault. It is therefore essential that only truthful statements are made by workers after an accident at work. They should not seek to please the employer, whatever promises or threats he makes.

It is important to stress that, in general, compensation claims can be made for up to 3 years after the occurrence of an accident at work.

Fatal accident at work

Unfortunately, accidents at work often end in tragic results.

In these cases, of course, compensation under the law cannot make the tragedy never happen. However, this does not preclude the relatives from obtaining the amount to which they are entitled under the law and case law. The relatives of the person who died in the accident are therefore entitled to compensation and, even if the tragedy cannot be reversed, the family's future well-being may be significantly improved.

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