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Two Antigua and Barbuda government employees have each been awarded $50,000 in damages following workplace accidents that left them with lasting injuries, the Daily Observer has reported.
Immigration Officer Julie Osborne was injured in 2019 when she tripped over a torn carpet at the Immigration Department, resulting in long-term complications to her dominant right hand.
In a separate incident, Nakita Brown, a Senior Legal Officer at the Social Security Board, was hurt in 2018 after falling down a flight of stairs at work.
She continues to suffer pain in her shoulder, neck, and arm, affecting both her professional duties and daily life.
The High Court ruled that both employers were negligent and ordered compensation for pain and suffering.
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$50k seems fair, but no amount of money really makes up for years of pain and frustration. Hope they get the support they need to heal fully. Hope that money don’t go right back into court fees
Workplace negligence is more common than people think. This is a reminder to everyone to be careful and speak up if conditions are unsafe.
Sometimes no amount of money can compensate you for the steady pain and discomfort that a workplace accident brings and you practically have to live out the rest of your life in discomfort. I hope though that this would serve as a wakeup call for many employers. Many a workplace are an accident waiting to happen and employees safety and security are often gambled with and taken for granted. And when you complain, you are the most miserable and pathetic person and you are looked down upon and mocked.
Winning the case is one thing. Actually getting the award is another.
Physical injury is one thing but there are other injuries inflicted on employees. I am talking about mental and emotional damages cause by employers who make it their duty to victimized staffs daily. The issue on mental illness was an agenda matter of the meeting of the OAS in Antigua . The effects of mental and emotional damages goes much further than physical. Retaliation of “crazy” people against their abusers is a whole other story.
And in workman compensation which reverts back to the government and state insurance as the adjudicator you won’t get full justice, because the person at state insurance is always going to give an assessment favoring the government not paying out much. Something should be done to get independent assessment.
@ Dion Pelle:
You are so correct. Victimization & Nepotism is definitely another form of torture which places persons under mental torture.
SLBMC is another place that is under the microscope concerning unaccountable malpractices and negligence taking place there thus causing patients and their loved ones to be left suffering.
Government talks about protecting citizens but ignores its own workers until forced.
I certainly hope that there will not be appeals and the employers will pay these people their money. Im curious though to know why it took so damn long for the matter to be concluded
Government hiring all sort of clumsy clowns that will cause them to spend more money. Why don’t these people go in private stores and fall down so they can make more money as well. SMH!
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