compensation culture

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

Last year’s colossal awards sprouted from a well-developed corporate compensation culture, in which boards, consultants and executives preach the gospel of “pay for performance,” which typically links C.E.O. compensation to the company’s stock price.

From New York Times

A so-called compensation culture of personal injury claims has driven up insurance costs, crippling many businesses.

From The Guardian

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

From BBC

Mr Flanagan denied the payouts were an indication of a compensation culture.

From BBC