Last Monday week, my DH who work on a construction site (big company) had his ring finger crushed at work. His manager called the ambulance straight away and he was admitted to A&E. It happened at midday, and went for surgery (over an hour of general anesthesia)on his finger on Monday evening. He was released from Hospital Tuesday afternoon. His manager said that they would pick him up and bring him back to the office. I was away on that day and so couldn't be around to pick him up. They made him signed the incident paperwork that afternoon (I am so cross because no legal paperwork should be signed for about 24 hours after having a general anesthesia) and then he took his way home by himself, they even didn't offered him a taxi (Monday was strike day and his site is in London and we leave 1 hour away from London!). Anyway his arm was in a splinter to stop him moving his hand and fingers, but his work asked him to come back to work the day after, and the day after, they kept ringing him to ask him when he was coming back... because after 3 days of an injury at work, if the worker is not back they had to report it to the HSE. But they didn't have any intention of doing it! He went on Friday to hospital to have his arm splinter removed, and since friday his finger is in a splinter. He went to see his work on Friday telling them he could come back to work Monday but of course in a safer part of the building site, and they did put him in a safer job. But today we have received his weekly payslip, and his company only paid him for 2.5 hours of work which is the Monday morning before his accident happened! He has worked for that company for about 13 years now and has never taken any sick leave! His company does not pay for sick leave but have they got the right to not pay this time off when the injury happened at work? We need to be put in the right direction if please any of you reading this long message could help!!! THank you very much.