https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/22975/dog-bite-no-payDear all, just wanted a bit of advise really. I was recently bitten at work which meant I had to have a operation and 2 weeks of work. Our company only pays 2 wks sick a year and I had already reached this unfortunately. So the long and short of it isen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/147630?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:45:43 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:934e9278-fc51-4f39-8f33-957cc53ebecemaylane<p>You could call the BVNA legal helpline ?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/146664?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:52:15 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d8cee0ab-df39-49b9-9de4-9f07d8680842chazzaa75<p>Thanks all, it seems I did get some ssp, will discuss with my employers. Thanks again!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/146631?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 07 Oct 2013 05:33:33 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:a979ca6b-98d1-4897-8db8-750f791d5d67funkyfish<p>This should be covered by your practices insurance, thats what it is for! They may not want to claim incase it increases premiums, so I&#39;m sure you can come to some arrangement.&nbsp;</p> <p>ACAS are really really great, they can mediate if necessary.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/146625?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 06 Oct 2013 20:06:48 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:02196efb-383a-4c05-88ba-310c7fb3c0c1r-more<p>Hi Try ACAS, www.acas.org.uk, they&#39;ll be able to advise you.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/146613?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 06 Oct 2013 14:07:11 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b8be0aec-d084-4a25-a97f-d74d64c90578Gillian Mostyn<p>Like Sal, I would encourage you to have an open chat with your employers about all this.</p> <p>All practices have to have public liability insurance - it may be worth looking into whether this is applicable for you. &nbsp;</p> <p>I can&#39;t imagine your employers would want you to suffer financially due to an injury that happened at work, but without knowing the individual circumstances of the event or the practice then it is hard to know. &nbsp;You need to speak to someone who knows about employment law etc....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/146612?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:42:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:1acd9b20-a37a-4a7b-b6b8-806b4609a7a9Sal the 1st<p>have you spoken to your employers about this?</p> <p>SSP?</p> <p>CAB?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>