How many times can an employee apply for injury benefits for the same injury?
A. If an employee has been accepted for temporary injury benefits and then returns to work if they commence sick absence again due to the same injury/condition they can re-apply for benefits. If it has only been a short amount of time since they last received benefits (for example, they only manage a return to work for 3 weeks before starting another absence) we will request medical evidence confirming that the absence is due to the original work related condition applied for rather than asking for the entire application form to be completed again. However, if the employee managed to sustain a much longer return to work then we will ask for a new application form to be completed and more substantial medical evidence to be submitted. If an employee does become absent again and has previously received temporary injury benefits from us then it would be best to contact us before action is taken.
