Hmmm. Week from hell ..... ?

[Kingy]

(03-22-2016, 11:01 AM)FraserG Wrote: Have you considered ordering from Longfield, maybe they'll make your week better?

Sucks to hear about the fire, at least everyone is ok, possessions can be replaced. Are you giving yourself double time for the night shifts though?

Are you allowed to sue the lying feckwit for lost time at work etc. when the claim falls flat? Seems a bit unfair otherwise that they could make a lying claim and have absolutely no repercussions if it fails for them.

Longfield ... Arf. They still can't help sending me the odd love letter by way of an invitation to buy from them! 

Double time. I wish. Seeing double though, there's a good chance that will be happening before I finish at 6am on Friday morning! 

It would be fantastic if we had some recourse with the lying fuckwit, but sadly it appears we don't. What you describe is exactly what he is doing. Lying about hurting himself and even when (if?) that is proved he simply walks away no worse off as he is 'No win, No fee'. 

For us as a company we have our reputation smeared as he brags locally about taking us to court, incurr days of work preparing what defence we can with paperwork stretching back three to five years and ultimately end up with increased premiums as we are now considered a higher risk (this is our first ever insurance 'claim' in 22 years - something we were quite proud of). 

Potentially the lying fuckwit will get a five ££,£££ figure payout (yep, you read that right ... FIVE figures) for loss of earnings, pain, suffering and loss of amenity plus loss of future earnings as his jobs since have been cash in hand for local builders (so no record of him working). He has worked continuously, but legally only had a couple of jobs he couldn't be bothered doing. He will claim this is because he was unable to work due to the accident.   

... With those potential financial rewards for a lie you don't need to substantiate who wouldn't try it on? 

Insurance companies look at these late claims (two weeks from cut off) with no evidence in the same way as they do the rear end car claims. But, in the same way if you cannot disprove the lie then the scum get paid out. 

It's fair to say that my mood towards this country and it's (employment) laws is not a very sunny one at the moment.