WORK-RELATED INJURIES & ILLNESS UP 34% INJURY/ ILLNESS CLAIMS DOWN 51% WORKPLACE INJURY VICTIMS FACE A GROWING JUSTICE GAP More people are being injured or becoming ill because of their work, yet far fewer are going on to claim compensation This justice gap is continuing to worsen. While these injuries and illnesses increased by 14% between 2023/24 and 2024/25, the number of claims fell by 1%. More workers are becoming ill or being injured because of their work, yet there are fewer claims. The justice gap facing workplace injury and illness victims is also widening. In 2024/25, 854,000 workers suffered a work-related injury which led to more than seven days’ absence, or became ill because of their work. This is up 34% since 2018/19. Over the same period, there was a 51% drop in the number of compensation claims made by these people. This divergence between claims and injuries means that the percentage of workplace injury and illness victims who go on to claim compensation has dropped by almost two-thirds. PAGE 10
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