PABS & CLAMING COMPENSATION

[keithposty]

LEGAL NOTICE FOR MEMBERS!!

Concerns have been raised by some members that they are not being informed about Royal Mail’s Personal Accident Benefit Scheme (PABS) following an accident at work.
PABS is a voluntary benefit scheme offered by Royal Mail, which can in some circumstances offer a financial award to staff that have been injured at work. If a member suffers a permanent disability, or long term illness as a result of an industrial injury, notice of assessments issued by the Department for Works and Pensions are used to compensate staff where applicable through the scheme.
Members should be aware that applications through PABS are automatically made when members use the free personal injuries legal service offered by CWU. There is however a very strict ‘6 MONTH’ time limit for this application, unlike the 3 years you have for registering a personal injuries claim. It is therefore recommended that any member wishing to make a personal injury claim following an accident at work does so as soon as possible. Any claims made after 6 months of the incident date cannot be registered with PABS. This does not affect your legal right to make a personal injuries claim within the 3 year time limit.
For further information on this issue, please speak to your local union representative, or contact the Branch Office directly.
If you have an accident at work and you suffer an injury, it is your legal entitlement to register it with the Department for Works and Pensions as an Industrial Injury:


just posting this up as most people are unaware of this, well royal mail do not advertise it

[justdeno]

I was never told of this until recently, even though the DWP said I was 18% disabled with my ankle injury, of which I did at work years ago. I would have been paid a weekly amount all these years, shame on the CWU.

[Stormproof]

I too did'nt know about this until well after the 6 month limit. Had an assessment with DWP but fell below the % needed, though i'm thinking of contacting them again as have more issues with the injury now.

[flaminmoses]

ok
so what if i have been sacked and have sort of recovered?

a year has gone by since the incident.

[POSTMAN]

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