Re: not sure what to do
1.) If you were advised / represented by a solicitor or other adviser, and they did not handle your claim correctly or gave you incorrect advice, you can sue them for negligence and you have six years form the date of the alleged negligence or of becoming aware of it to bring your claim.
2.) As for the Protection from Harrasment Act, the landmark case of Majrowski , which Bluebottle mentioned confirmed that this legislation CAN be used in respect of behaviour in the workplace: it concerned homophobic bullying in an NHS hospital. This has the advantages that i) there is 6 years to bring a claim, as opposed to 3 months in the employment tribunal; ii) it is easier to prove than a personal injury claim, as the emphasis is on the conduct occuring, and whether it caused you 'distress and alarm' rather than on developing a specific medical condition which it may be argued you may or may not have had before.
3.) You should contact HSE about the hazards in your former workplace and health problems you consider linked to them, especially if Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit was awarded to you in respect of them. HSE have powers to prosecute employers for health and safety breaches, which are often criminal rather than civil matters.
1.) If you were advised / represented by a solicitor or other adviser, and they did not handle your claim correctly or gave you incorrect advice, you can sue them for negligence and you have six years form the date of the alleged negligence or of becoming aware of it to bring your claim.
2.) As for the Protection from Harrasment Act, the landmark case of Majrowski , which Bluebottle mentioned confirmed that this legislation CAN be used in respect of behaviour in the workplace: it concerned homophobic bullying in an NHS hospital. This has the advantages that i) there is 6 years to bring a claim, as opposed to 3 months in the employment tribunal; ii) it is easier to prove than a personal injury claim, as the emphasis is on the conduct occuring, and whether it caused you 'distress and alarm' rather than on developing a specific medical condition which it may be argued you may or may not have had before.
3.) You should contact HSE about the hazards in your former workplace and health problems you consider linked to them, especially if Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit was awarded to you in respect of them. HSE have powers to prosecute employers for health and safety breaches, which are often criminal rather than civil matters.
Comment