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compensation culture

British

noun

a culture in which people are very ready to go to law over even relatively minor incidents in the hope of gaining compensation

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A 2010 report suggested that the fault for such rows lay less with health and safety law and more with a growth in compensation culture.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

And he accused the government of being complicit in allowing a PPI compensation culture to develop.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2018

Our growing compensation culture is the theme here.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2013

Part of the other problem is the compensation culture that exists.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2012

"We need to work with industry to give more thought to how customer treatment is reflected in the compensation culture," said Sants.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2012

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