You are not going to believe this, but there again

[kerching]

To circumvent the swearing filter I will use the expletive 'flipper' and all its derivations in place of the more appropriate 'procreational and travel' expletive.

Got a letter today from a firm of parasitic leaching n'er do well suit wearing shysters Solicitors regarding an ex employee. The flipping flipper is claiming compensation for loss of hearing occasioned during employment by my previous company. How long ago did I employ this flipping twonk?? I put food on this flipping flippers table in excess of 25 flipping years a flipping ago. The little flipper has also sent the same letter to other local employers who were good enough to employ the little flipper. Contacted my insurers and they told me this is the 15th claim of the same nature they have had this month.

Previous company is no longer trading on the electrical world and has not done for some 10 years...my insurers have a task ahead of them.

I wish him 'luck'...sorry spelling mistake, too late to correct it.................: bad day explode :bad day explode: bad day explode :bad day explode

 

[Cirrus]

That is freakin mental! The nerve of some people. Sadly, that is the current culture we live in! Where there is blame there is a claim!

 

[steptoe]

yet another of the problems in this country,

where theres blame, look in a mirror you pratt, you probably done it yourself due to your own stoopidity!

 

[NozSpark]

Don't let it get to you mate, that's why you have insurance. It sounds like his solicitors are hitting all his past employers with the same standard letter and are waiting for someone to blink, as your past company is no longer trading then it won't be easy for them.

In this blame culture it's always someone elses fault, never their own.

 

[kerching]

employment tribunals...been there, done that,,,never again!

How does he know when he damaged his hearing AND in whose employ? could have done it day one of being an apprentice OR in his garage last week OR on a foreigner Or ,,,list is infinite,.. wouldn't mind but only employed the flipping flipper for 18 flipping months....flipping t0sser. flip me I don't flipping need this. I am working away doing a shop refit and this flipper starts. Best thing [actually worst thing] is the letter went to my 81 year old mothers address as this is the Reg Address and the shock nearly did for her. Do I sound a little miffed? too flipping true

 

[Cirrus]

Can't do right for doing wrong these days boys!

 

[Cirrus]

I had a company call me a year ago asking if I had damaged hearing. We got talking and they started prying and found out in conversation I had worked as a bouncer in nightclubs for 18 years. Then, they were like a dog with a bone, wanting work history for the whole 18 years, telling me they would claim thousands on my behalf for loss of hearing. I politely told them to suck my plums!

 

[sprocketflup]

Im sorry, could you all speak up please, cant make out what youre on about? Now wheres my CV...........

Sounds like its just another of them flipping no win no fee flippers doing a round robin chap

 

[Cirrus]

PMSL^^

 

[Sharpend]

Odd as I sub to a firm and they have now told me I'm not to drill out core holes as he doesn't want a claim for white finger from me in years to come???

 

[Badger]

just tell the chap to go fourth and multiply well hopefully not multiply. these *******s need sending to an island of their own.

 

[kerching]

I believe he is 'good with colours' or 'a friend of Dorothy'...so no multiplication there then... :coat

 

[steptoe]

^^ LMFAO

:slap

 

[Apache]

Am I the only person thinking about dolphins...................

 

[sprocketflup]

I believe he is 'good with colours' or 'a friend of Dorothy'...so no multiplication there then... :coat

that made I larf...... :slap :

could you put it another way please? (excuse the pun lol) Not sure what you trying to say there old chap

 

[kerching]

that made I larf...... :slap :could you put it another way please? (excuse the pun lol) Not sure what you trying to say there old chap

Barrymore

 

[hxsarge]

before the days of risk assessments and ppe? great for employers now that, means no more of this in years to come.

 

[philbas]

A quick google shows me that the time limit for a claim is three years, from the accident or diagnosis, in this case the diagnosis would apply as there was no accident.

You employed him over 25 years ago, so to have a claim he must have been diagnosed at the earliest 22 years after he worked for you.

So it took him 22 years to realise his hearing was failing ?

Thats not a result of his job, It's called the ageing process.

My hearing and eyesight are not as good as they were 22 years ago, maybe I should work out who I was was working for then and sue them for causeing me to get older

 

[kerching]

mmmmmm...that's interesting.I think he is just a chancer trying it on, we will see Oh yes, we will see............... :coat

 

[Smilers]

I dunno about dolphins but I really fancy a couple of pancakes nom nom