Teacher awarded £300,000 after slipping on grape

[TimberWolf]

[Although in the first sentence of the article that was downgraded to £200,000]

Hundreds of teachers were awarded damages last year for injuries, accidents, assaults and unfair dismissal, some earning more than £500,000.

The total amount awarded in 2010 is likely to be higher than £22 million because details of only a limited number of cases have been made public.

Boomed

The teacher who slipped on a grape, which had been left on a stairwell, won the compensation because it aggravated an existing hernia problem, leaving him unable to work due to chronic pain.

If only we had a free health service that could handle hernias (or herniae). Still, I'd rather have the money.

[DimPrawn]

Total madness.

If you slip on a grape, tough tulip. Look where you are going you cretin.


I'd make a great judge in these cases.

[b0redom]

I stood on a grape once. I didn't hurt myself, but the grape gave a little wine.

[TimberWolf]

Total madness.

If you slip on a grape, tough tulip. Look where you are going you cretin.


I'd make a great judge in these cases.

The way to judge these matters is to view money as a great big pile of potential happiness to be spent at no cost to oneself. What a great job it must be to spend other people's money all day, making people happy.


I forgot to post the link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...-on-grape.html

[MaryPoppins]

I stood on a grape once. I didn't hurt myself, but the grape gave a little wine.