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Hi there, looking for some advice re the below: Colleague was involved in a physical incident at work and went home, assumption at the time was that this was due to physical injury from the incident. Colleague calls in sick for the rest of the week, handing in sick line from GP stating stress at work. RIDDOR criteria not met at this point. Over a week later colleague claiming to have phsyical pain from the injury although this was not detailed in the sick line from the GP. Do I take the colleagues word for it or do I go by the sick line from GP? Would you report as RIDDOR just to be on the safe side? Staff member has been asked to provide statement detailing the events of the incident but two weeks later this has yet to materialise.
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Document everything: your initial assessment, absence reason, and the fact that the GP cited stress.
Ask the colleague (in writing) to provide:
Without medical confirmation, you should not submit a RIDDOR report purely “to be on the safe side,” as that could misrepresent the facts. Instead, keep a clear record of why you have not reported at this stage. Don're report yet but be ready to if new evidence confirms a work related injury. Make sure you keep an auditable trail of documentation and decisions log for defendability...I have a spidey sense is tingling, that this may be a claim in the offing
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