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Accident at work

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Yamr1
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Accident at work

Post by Yamr1 »

Can you appeal the decision,
If the managers says it's not a accident at work etc
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Yamr1 wrote:Can you appeal the decision,
If the managers says it's not a accident at work etc
What decision, I am confused.

If you have an accident at work, its an accident at work.

If you mean reporting it in ERICA - then its your decision to report it not theirs. https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... 3&p=655892" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
2. It is a matter for the employee, not the employer or any one acting on behalf of the employer, whether an entry is made in the accident book or equivalent.
3. There is no restriction on the nature and type of accident and injury that can be entered into an accident book or equivalent. It is for the employee to determine whether or not they have sustained a personal injury and whether they have been involved in an accident.
4. There is no restriction on the time within which an accident has to have occurred in order for an employee to make a record in the accident book
or equivalent. Regulation 25(3)(b) implicitly recognises that an entry may be made in an accident book at some point after the accident occurred.
Or do you mean for a stage on sickness? In this case, no as stage 1 and 2s cannot be appealed - but they can be brought up as failure to stick to their own policy at stage 3. Or you could go down the grievance route.

Hopefully, I have covered all bases, as there wasn't much detail in the question: Very Happy
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Yamr1
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Slipped on loose gravel , pathway is all gravel leading up to the front door of property,met the manager the Following day at the property to check out the pathway , his words this is not a accident as thers no root cause to the accident ????
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Yamr1 wrote:Slipped on loose gravel , pathway is all gravel leading up to the front door of property,
Meet manager at property to check out the pathway , his words this is not a accident as no root cause to the accident ????
The root cause was poor footing either of the surface, or your footwear (did he check your soles)

More importantly is the address highlighted in the WRAP as a potential hazard.

The fact that he can't find a root cause does nothing to your right to report it via ERICA.

It also should be discounted in the stage process if he found no root cause, as with no root cause how can he blame you :chuckle (But I bet they'll try :thumbdown )
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Yamr1
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Post by Yamr1 »

Lol no he never checked my shoes good point but .
Yip definitely i will be to blame.
Didn't go of sick etc


thought he wanted it as a no accident just incase I did go sick

So it counted as sick leave