Employees at the Council in York were awarded a record high £140,495 in compensation last year.

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the amount was shared between 5 employees.

The council says that a further 5 claims were rejected.

The main causes for claims were “ slips/trips/falls and manual handling”

The previous high came in 2010/11 when 7 employees were awarded £104,596 in compensation.