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Posted By Martin Thorpe
Of the lost time accidents this year two have resulted in 163 days and 131 days off. Both injured parties are still off work and are highly unlikely to return. Both have raised civil claims.
A question I am being asked is when do we stop counting the 'days lost'? Is there a cut off point for these types of accidents or do we continue to count until either:
- they return to work, or
- their contract is terminated
How do you handle this in your organisation?
Regards
Martin
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Posted By Sean Fraser
Martin,
I think you answered your own question. If the employee remains on the books, they are technically still employed even if they are not reporting for work. So the counter keeps ticking. If they return, it stops. If employment is formally terminated, it stops.
The test is simply if they remain on the books or not.
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Posted By Pugwash
I agree with Sean.
One of the reasons (and I emphasise it is just one of a number of reasons) quoted for many parts of the public sector having higher sickness absence rates than the private sector is that public sector workers often receive much better sickness benefits and remain on the payroll for longer during extended periods of illness/incapacity.
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