Health & safety | Halfords employee 'blamed' for not following policies after being attacked

A Halfords employee, who was left unable to work after being attacked, is being blamed for not following company policy and refused compensation.

Marty Scott, the 57-year-old worker at the motor and vehicle services provider, was kicked in the head and chest when he was attacked in the store. Scott sustained life-changing injuries and a stroke, for which he was offered £16,000 in compensation and refused, subsequently being offered £20,000.

But lawyers representing Halfords are saying that Scott is responsible for his own injuries as he went “against store policy”. Halford’s representatives said: “It is company policy not to attempt to retrieve stock or aggravate the situation and the claimant went directly against this policy, placing himself and potentially others at risk.”

Yet Marty Scott’s partner, Kim Scott, has said Halford’s decision to ‘blame’ him for the injuries is “appalling”, and a Go Fund Me page was set up to provide support to the Scott family and counteract the “unjust” approach from Halfords.