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Mr Rigg had been employed by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, for a period of around 10 years; from 2004 to earlier this year, in 2014. He started off working through an employment agency and was eventually taken on as a permanent member of staff. He was employed as a refuse and recycling loader, based at the Green Lane site in Heywood, Lancashire.
Police have paid out more than £135m to settle claims by former officers who said their hearing was damaged during the course of their duties.
The success of WE Solicitors has been noted in the Lancashire Telegraph for helping noise induced hearing loss sufferers in the area to secure compensation. The Lancashire Telegraph article highlights the possibility of successful compensation claims regardless of when the hearing damage occurred. In these cases, WE Solicitors effectively negotiated out-of-court settlements, avoiding costly court proceedings.
I was disappointed to watch BBC Panorama on 2nd July 2012 where it was revealed that the Central Claims Group, (CCG) an accident management company based in Bury, Lancashire has been allegedly cold calling clients, according to the programme makers, advising customers to make claims for noise induced hearing loss against former employers. The program showed customers being duped into believing that CCG had legitimately obtained their data but in affect the call centre staff had simply called people at random out of the telephone book.
£5,000 payout for 60% deaf Eric
