Asked to pay for something you've broken

[swamp]

Has anyone ever been asked to pay for something they've broken at client site? Is the situation different for permies and contractors?

For example, I nearly spilt my cup of coffee in the laser printer this morning. The printer has been placed in a very silly place next to the kettle, so I was thinking I'd be buggered if I'd buy them a new printer...

[ThomasSoerensen]

this is what you professional liability insurance is for.

Permies are covered by the companies insurance policy.

[oracleslave]

Isn't the reason that your LTD has PI and PL insurance to cover just such a mishap?

[thelace]

Ask their H & S bod if they think it's a good idea to site a printer next to a kettle? In fact they should check over your welfare facilities if that's the case.

[zara_backdog]

Ask their H & S bod if they think it's a good idea to site a printer next to a kettle? In fact they should check over your welfare facilities if that's the case.

Yeap - they will have to log it as a Near Miss and mayhave to set up a corrective action for it.

Oops - being working to loong on the H&S system - sorry.

[lightng]

I wonder who will get the bill for broken Britain?

[Rookie]

Never admit to anything. Walk away quickly. Blame the faulty kettle.

[Pondlife]

I wonder who will get the bill for broken Britain?

All of those who pay tax, their children and their children's children.

HTH

[swamp]

Never admit to anything. Walk away quickly. Blame the faulty kettle.

I think deny, deny, deny is the best policy.

I can see that PI insurance would be worth it if your coffee cup tips over on top of the server cabinet and 'soak tests' all your live environments, but a dead printer would not even reach the (£500ish) insurance excess.

[d000hg]

Depends if it's a normal laser printer, or an office printer, the size of a chest freezer... these must cost £thousands?