LoL - Compo culture - huge payout for teacher who .....

dilemna

....... lost her voice shouting over noisy kids - £150k :shock: She must have been a bit hoarse . Money grabbing ........... Teachers have to shout, it is part of their job!

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... n-class.do

Frank the tank

Bloody rediculous amount.

Having said that, if teachers were allowed to dicipline pupils, like "back in the day" perhaps, just perhaps they wouldn't be having to talk/shout in raised voices for prolonged periods; as the pupils would be being quite like they damn well should be.

Tom BB

I teach in a reasonably high achieving school in Cheshire, never really found a need to shout in the 3 years that I tought in the lower school (got made redundant in July, but teach some 6th form now) Talking more quietly, and good classroom management were key....Wouldn't even begin to imagine how hard it must be in more challenging schools though! Kids are well aware of just how protected they are in our modern PC society

150k does seem alot :shock:

guinea

Of course she's entitled to the money.

She raised her concerns for her health many times and got nowhere. Employers owe their workers a duty of care. She did not receive this.

£150k seems a low price for losing you voice. How many of you would do that trade?

rick_chasey

Loss of earnings?

I guess it's only 5 years at £30,000, before tax.

These comps always look big because of the time they refer to...

pb21

It also says she cant go back to work as a teacher because of the damage. 150K doesn’t seem like that much to me. If I lost my voice and couldn’t work anymore I would expect more than 150K!

dilemna

pb21 wrote:

It also says she cant go back to work as a teacher because of the damage. 150K doesn’t seem like that much to me. If I lost my voice and couldn’t work anymore I would expect more than 150K!

Or do any job which would require raising her voice or talking a lot ..............

rf6

She's lost her career at 50. In that context £150k seems very low to me.

jim453

Frank the tank wrote:

Bloody rediculous amount.

Having said that, if teachers were allowed to dicipline pupils, like "back in the day" perhaps, just perhaps they wouldn't be having to talk/shout in raised voices for prolonged periods; as the pupils would be being quite like they damn well should be.

Spelling would probably be much improved too.

pdstsp

Frank the tank

jim453 wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Bloody rediculous amount.

Having said that, if teachers were allowed to dicipline pupils, like "back in the day" perhaps, just perhaps they wouldn't be having to talk/shout in raised voices for prolonged periods; as the pupils would be being quite like they damn well should be.

Spelling would probably be much improved too.

I bet you've never pressed the keys in the wrong order. :roll:

MattC59

* The biggest payout last year was almost £280,000. It was won by a teacher after a 13-year-old boy jumped on her back. The teacher fell over and injured her back and head. She retired on health grounds a year later.
Councils fault ? No.

* A teacher at St Helens, Merseyside, received £80,000 after slipping in mud while walking between school buildings. She injured her hip and back and retired on health grounds.
Councils fault ? No. She should look where she's going.

* A music teacher from south-west England got £40,000 when a door blew shut on a windy day — resulting in a “crush injury” to her wrist.
Council's fault ? No.

MONEY GRABBING F*CKERS !!!!

IronHorse100

MattC59 wrote:

* The biggest payout last year was almost £280,000. It was won by a teacher after a 13-year-old boy jumped on her back. The teacher fell over and injured her back and head. She retired on health grounds a year later.
Councils fault ? No.

* A teacher at St Helens, Merseyside, received £80,000 after slipping in mud while walking between school buildings. She injured her hip and back and retired on health grounds.
Councils fault ? No. She should look where she's going.

* A music teacher from south-west England got £40,000 when a door blew shut on a windy day — resulting in a “crush injury” to her wrist.
Council's fault ? No.

MONEY GRABBING F*CKERS !!!!

Council's fault ? Evidently YES Perry Mason, otherwise they wouldn't have paid out if liability did not attach. Oh and BTW - it's not only Teacher's who have accidents at work.

Weejie54

* The biggest payout last year was almost £280,000. It was won by a teacher after a 13-year-old boy jumped on her back. The teacher fell over and injured her back and head. She retired on health grounds a year later.
Councils fault ? No.

Naff all to do with the Council. It was awarded under the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme. Was the wee shite who attacked her at fault? Yep.

MattC59

Weejie54 wrote:

* The biggest payout last year was almost £280,000. It was won by a teacher after a 13-year-old boy jumped on her back. The teacher fell over and injured her back and head. She retired on health grounds a year later.
Councils fault ? No.

Naff all to do with the Council. It was awarded under the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme. Was the wee shite who attacked her at fault? Yep.

My mistake, the article, as I understood it, implied that these were claims agaist the employer.

jim453

MattC59 wrote:

Weejie54 wrote:

* The biggest payout last year was almost £280,000. It was won by a teacher after a 13-year-old boy jumped on her back. The teacher fell over and injured her back and head. She retired on health grounds a year later.
Councils fault ? No.

Naff all to do with the Council. It was awarded under the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme. Was the wee shite who attacked her at fault? Yep.

My mistake, the article, as I understood it, implied that these were claims agaist the employer.

Can I respectfully suggest you don't get your red highlighter out until you fully understand an article. That way you can avoid coming across like a moron.