Updating author: Richard Bretton

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Summary
Future developments
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Action point checklist
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Questions and answers
Claims by employees
Claims by non-employees
Commercial consequences

Summary

8.860

• Employees who are injured or made ill at work may be entitled to sue their employer for compensation in the civil courts, claim benefits under the state social security system and receive treatment from the National Health Service. (See 8.862 Claims by employees)
• If an employer injures someone other than one of its employees, the victim may be entitled to sue it for compensation in the civil courts, claim benefits under the state social security system and receive treatment from the National Health Service. (See 8.863 Claims by non-employees)
• There are numerous consequences of occupational incidents, accidents and ill health in addition to criminal law and civil law consequences. (See 8.864 Commercial consequences)

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Future developments

8.861 There are no future developments.

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Claims by employees

8.862 Employees who are injured or made ill at work may be entitled to:

• sue their employer for compensation in the civil courts;
• claim benefits under the state social security system;
• receive treatment from the National Health Service.