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

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.