Trainer in legal trouble?

[GommeInc]

Yes he has a contractual duty of care and yes you could probably claim that you were intimidated into performing the task but why you're attending these sessions in your condition at all when you're well aware that there will be quite a degree of physical strain involved - regardless of who is taking the class - is beyond me...

Agreed with Kyle here.

He may intimidate you, but intimidation isn't forceful behaviour. I have a friend who is training to be a Paramedic and although she is fine now, she did have severe problems with some part of her womanly anatomy (ovaries I think? ) and she just had to sit out the training and simply not turn up.

If you're turning up to the training sessions you're sort of wasting his time by being there as it is his job to train people, harshly or not. You could file a complaint, but he's not exactly done anything wrong other than have an intimidating personality, which doesn't grab you by the scruff of the neck and force you to do anything. If he threatened physical violence then yes you would have a case, but from the information you've provided he hasn't really done anything wrong.

[Kushja]

That's what we thought but weren't sure. I have been put out of college and work for weeks because of it. I am limited in movement sometimes and on a cocktail of medication no 18 year old should have to be on.

I seriously advise you to go seek legal help, you are entitled to compensation (and also disability allowance and other benefits) but them forcefully pushing you to do something (whether thats the tone of their voice, and/or actions) is absolutely ridiculous and therefore they have pushed you to become absent from college & work. This is absurd, make sure you do see a solicitor or something (they should be able to give you free advice) and then see what goes from there. Don't leave it too late, or nothing will happen.

Just imagine, if you can get nearly £12k from tripping on a slab in the highstreet thats 5mm raised, imagine what you can get for being pushed into doing something that will and has caused you serious medical and future issues.

Good luck!

[efq]

To clear up. I was asked to attend physical training sessions for attendance percentages, that's all.


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[The Don]

Whilst this trainer is coming across as a bit of a nonce, it’s over the top to blame the trainer for you partaking in activity which leads to further injury. You didn’t tell him the extent of your problem because you didn’t want other people to hear so how was he to know how serious it was. He’s not Derren Brown, unless you tell him what’s wrong he’s going to assume it’s something minor since you were there watching anyway and not bedridden or something. Unless he physically makes you do something, then he isn’t forcing you whatsoever. It’s his job to be strict as he is after all training people who are going to require extreme discipline.

[Samantha]

Hopefully you get it sorted, has he been a trainer there long or is he new? You could attempt to claim just to see what happens!

[Jack!]

You felt intimidated and that you had to do it, that's what it comes down you, you told him you had a back problem, He said get on with it, If you felt intimidated in to doing it that's grounds to go on.

But it would be your word against his, but obviously there were witnesses, I would go for it.