Wednesday 31 October 2012

Council defends compensation payments - Newtownabbey Times

Council defends compensation payments - Local - Newtownabbey Times: NEWTOWNABBEY Borough Council has defended its safety record after it was revealed as paying out more compensation to staff than the majority of Northern Ireland’s local authorities.



A Sunday newspaper reported that the council had paid out �137,000 to staff injured during the course of their work in the past five years.The figure was the third highest among all of Northern Ireland’s 26 councils. At Monday night’s Policy and Governance Committee meeting councillor John Scott urged the council to examine its working practices.He said: “We need to look at why this happens and how we stop it.”

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