I’m Self Employed, Who is My Claim Against?

As a self-employed person, it can still be possible to make a compensation claim after an accident at work.

Firstly, you need to establish who had overall control of you and your work on the day of the accident. To establish this, you may want to ask yourself some of the following questions:

• Were you contracted to do the job by a third party such as an employment agency?
• Who was the main, or principal contractor on the day the accident happened?
• Who gave you the tools or instructions required to carry out your job?
• Who did you report to on the day of the accident?
• Was the person responsible for you negligent?

If someone else was responsible for your safety on the day of the accident and they negligently exposed you to a risk of harm and you suffered an injury as a result you may still have a case, despite being self employed.

If you are self employed, and would like some no-obligation advice on making a compensation claim following an accident at work, contact us on 0800 988 9932 or use our Live Chat facility to speak to an experienced claims handler.

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