Posted By Chrisinwood In my experiance this is quite a common occurence, i find that most of the time it occurs with agency staff on site who are trying it on. However other times it can be quite genuine. My way of trying to make sense of what has actually happened and whether it is genuine or not, is to look at the type of injury the person is claiming they have had, who they are (direct or sub contract etc) what their line manager thinks of them (attitude to work etc). These together usually give you an indication of whether it is likely to be a genuine accident or whether they are just looking for a long weekend off! Obviously the above is ONLY an indication so you do need to tread carefully. However as you mentioned your policy does state that all accidents etc should be notified immediately. If they have failed to report an accident and there is no reasonable explanation for this then they have clearly gone against your policy and could be subject to disciplinary action especially if you feel the claim was not genuine. Let me know what you find out, a last point is if your unsure tread carefully and follow the company procedures making sure no wild accusations are made