Do beaters need insurance on my shoot?

About our feeds

From guns and gundogs to the latest shooting news; the complete online network for the British shooting community.

| Next

Do beaters need insurance on my shoot?

Beaters as well as guns should be covered by insurance on your shoot.

By Do beaters need insurance on my shoot?

Thursday, 24 August 2006

All the guns on our shoot are insured, so is it necessary to take out separate insurance to cover claims for any injuries suffered by our beaters on shoot days?

A:

It is essential you (as a syndicate) take out an appropriate employer's liability insurance policy - for several reasons.

First, your beaters are almost certainly your employees on the day and it is compulsory for you, as their employer, to insure them.

This is a matter of law.

Though the beaters will likely be casual workers, who only work on shoot days and are only paid for the hours they work, under current employment legislation they, as part-time workers, are entitled to much the same benefits as full-time staff.

Casual workers must not be treated less favourably than full-time staff. You are legally obliged to provide £5million cover for full-time employees, and you must also provide similar cover for your casual workers.

In practice, many shoot insurance policies provide insurance cover for beaters and while an accident which occurs in circumstances giving rise to a breach of the Act would, or could, result in the prosecution of the organiser, the insurance should at least take care of civil claims.

Can you give me some information about buying a gundog?

A:Buying from proper working stock is essential fo...

Do I want a spaniel or a labrador?

A:An English springer spaniel from good working st...

Guns

Fabarm XLR5 12-bore semi-auto

The new self-loader from Fabarm exhibits the latest in shotgun... Read more

Sporting Answers

Can you help with training my labrador to the whistle?

How do I train my labrador to the whistle? I am told an electronic col... Read more

News

Commission for Rural Communities to be scrapped

Few tears are shed by country organisations over DEFRA’s ... Read more

Comments

bill

Fri, 4th Sep 2009 21:25:11

i go on a shoot and i beat im 15 years of age and the head of the shoot says i cant go as insurance is to expensive is that true

What's in this issue?

Don't miss our partridge and duck special in this week's Shooting Times (on sale Wednesday 1st September).
Plus, how to save money on feed on your shoot and as his Labrador nears the end of her pregnancy, Tony Jackson gets ready for the new arrivals. For all this and much more get down to your newsagents today!