A report shows that in past 10 years there has been a reduction in work injury claims by 60 per cent pointing towards the spiraling compensation culture presented by the government.

In 2000 to 2001, there were 219,183 people who actually received awards for work-related injuries or diseases and in 2011 to 2012, this number came down to 87,655.

The chances of securing a payout by families of those who died from occupational disease were low, according to the government figures, published in the health and safety journal Hazards. Chances of getting a payout for cancers due to occupation was one in 50.

Britain's compensation culture was going out of control according to Prime Minister David Cameron.

He said, "It is simply much too easy for no-win-no-fee lawyers to encourage trivial claims against businesses, which end up settling out of court because it's too expensive to fight the case. It's a huge part of our compensation culture and it must change."

He further added that the health and safety law will be changed by us so that in case something goes wrong, businesses don't stand at fault automatically.