Injured back at work

G47

I recently injured my back at work but I didnt tell anyone at the time what i had done, if i were to call in sick due to my back would my employer not pay me sick pay as i hadnt informed them of my injury, when an accident or an injury occurs it gets written down in an accident book(to cover themselves).

another question is something like me injuring something they should know asap

kaya

the accident book is to cover your rse as well, if your back is long term damaged your proof that it was done at work is that book, always fill in the accident book!

LittleVoice

G47 - you could have injured your back elsewhere and if your employer pays company sick pay they would still pay you. Your right to statutory sick pay would not be affected on where you suffered the injury.

G47

LittleVoice wrote: »

G47 - you could have injured your back elsewhere and if your employer pays company sick pay they would still pay you. Your right to statutory sick pay would not be affected on where you suffered the injury.

ok cheers littlevoice, i was pondering whether to say that id injured it at home, thanks for your reply

G47

kaya wrote: »

the accident book is to cover your rse as well, if your back is long term damaged your proof that it was done at work is that book, always fill in the accident book!

i dont know why but i didnt tel anyone at the time that id injured it, thats why i wasnt too keen on saying id injured it on 2 weeks ago say but i hadnt told anyone when it happend and after a week id decided to tell someone, i thought that would look a bit suspicious, cheers kaya

Zazen999

Hi
Get that accident book filled in pronto; it's there for you not against you. Employers don't have them because they want them; it's the law!

If you haven't told them anything, just assume that they knew it was a work injury. The first thing you think of is sorting out the pain, not paperwork. I have been known to complete accident books on other people's behalfs, mainly because they are in no fit state to complete paperwork. Your manager should have followed this one up; but if it ends up being a long term injury then you might have to make a claim and without that evidence you could lose all rights.