Originally Posted by
AdiSalisbury
Yes it is.
The morality is up to debate, but the reality is very normal, and the correct procedure to follow. If the injury is as a result of negligence, then the insurer will pay compensation for the injury (no different to the claim you'd make if you injured yourself whilst slipping up in Sainsburys). But in terms of employment, dismissal is correct, you've no right to be employed if you are not fit to perform your job. The exception is management not knowing legislation and being scared of doing so, or making assumptions like Swale is.