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Tesco staff awarded £11,000 compensation following workplace accidents

by Gareth Vorster 16 Aug 2007
by Gareth Vorster 16 Aug 2007

Two Tesco employees have been compensated after suing the supermarket chain for negligence.

One employee at the supermarket giant received £7,000 following an accident which led to severe neck and back injuries, while the other received nearly £4,000 after slipping on a loading bay ramp and injuring his finger.

In August 2006, one claimant was driving a reach truck along the aisle of the distribution centre in Tesco’s Purfleet warehouse. As he drove past one of the aisles, a Rollop – a vehicle that can pull up to three stock cages – hit the side of his truck.

Then in September, the other claimant fell while he was working in a warehouse unloading a lorry, because the canopy leaked and the ramp was slippery.

Ian Maidlow, Unite (Amicus section) regional officer, said: “We’re pleased with the compensation secured for both of our members. We hope that it serves as a warning to Tesco and to other employers – large and small.”

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William Seymour, from Thompsons Solicitors in Chelmsford, added: “It is unacceptable for a major brand and a leading employer such as Tesco to put employees at risk by not providing a safe working environment. All employers have a duty of care to their employees.”

In January this year, Tesco was accused of treating staff in its Polish stores “like criminals”, after employees told a Polish newspaper that they were subjected to frequent “rough and humiliating” body searches, and “aggressive and degrading” behaviour from store managers.

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