ACCIDENT AT WORK - HOTEL OR RESTAURANT
Workers in the hotel, restaurant and other leisure industries contend with a number of risks in the course of their working lives. These include:-
- using knives and other equipment with sharp cutting edges (often in the preparation of food)
- exposure to hot surfaces and extremes of temperature (including irons, water heaters, cooking equipment and frozen food storage areas)
- handling powerful cleaning agents and other chemicals
- slipping on hard floor surfaces made wet by fluids
The employers of hotel and restaurant workers in Scotland owe the same general and statutory duties to their employees as other employers. If you are a hotel worker in Scotland or a restaurant worker, a breach of any of those duties by your employer which results in you having an accident or otherwise suffering personal injuries, may entitle you to compensation.
Similarly, members of the public who are injured as a result of Scottish restaurant accidents or hotel accidents may also be entitled to compensation. The occupiers’ liability rules apply to hotel and an accident in a restaurant in Scotland in the same way as they apply to accidents in other places.
If you’re unsure whether you may have a valid compensation claim for a personal injury caused by a hotel accident in Scotland or a restaurant accident whilst you were working or visiting there, call us now on 08448 700 800 to discuss how we can help or simply fill in the CALL ME box and we’ll ring you. Alternatively, you can start your claim immediately by answering a few simple questions on the CLAIM NOW page and we’ll do the rest.
Remember – If you’ve been injured in an accident in a hotel in Scotland or in a restaurant here, your claim is best dealt with by Scottish specialists and you won’t pay a penny for our help, whatever happens.