Can I insist my workplace accident is reported even if my employer does not want to?
Yes. Reporting does not depend on the employer's goodwill. Every workplace accident must be notified immediately to the Labour Inspectorate, and the report is drawn up at the scene and signed within 3 days. The notification can come from the worker, the hospital, the media or any other individual. For temporary incapacity caused by a work accident, the insured person receives 100% of the daily average of the net assessed base over the last 6 months, for up to 12 months — regardless of length of service. The myth that costs workers the most: “if the boss does not enter it in the register, it can never be recognised as a work accident”. It can — what counts is the investigation, the report and the evidence.
📋 The rules
- The employer must notify the Labour Inspectorate immediately of every workplace accident, fatal or not, and of occupational diseases.
- In a fatal case, or one with serious or mass injuries, the Inspectorate, the ISSH and the prosecutor are all notified immediately; the evidence is preserved once first aid has been given.
- The accident is established by a report drawn up at the scene, signed by the employer or responsible person and by the inspector within 3 days.
- The law classifies as a separate category any accident causing temporary incapacity of more than 3 calendar days, disability, death, or injury to at least 2 people.
- For temporary incapacity from a work accident, the insured person receives 100% of the daily average of the net assessed base of the last 6 months, for up to 12 months, regardless of length of service.
🔓 Exceptions
- An accident on the direct route home-to-work or work-to-home may fall within accidents caused by work; personal detours are assessed case by case.
- General illness is not a work accident; occupational disease has its own regime but is covered by the same insurance branch.
- The worker, the hospital, the media or any individual may notify the Inspectorate — reporting does not depend on the employer alone.
⚠️ Penalties & fines
This is a right, so the consequence is measured in what you risk not receiving. If the accident goes unreported and no report is drawn up within 3 days, the evidence disappears along with the scene — and without evidence, the 100% accident benefit becomes hard to claim. Where the employer never registered the worker for insurance, it must itself bear the costs and damages flowing from that failure. And where the accident involves gross fault by the employer, it also pays the difference between the full damage and what the insurance benefit covers.
📎 Official sources
- State Labour Inspectorate · official site (accidents at or caused by work) →
- QBZ · Law no. 10237 on safety and health at work (official register) →
- ISSH · official site of the Social Insurance Institute →
❓ Frequently asked
My employer refuses to report it. Am I left with nothing?
No. The worker, the hospital, the media or any other individual can notify the Labour Inspectorate. Reporting does not rest on the employer's willingness alone, so do not treat their silence as the end of it.
How quickly must the report be drawn up?
The report is drawn up at the scene and signed within 3 days by the employer or responsible person and by the inspector. The notification to the Inspectorate itself must be immediate, not merely prompt.
Are only accidents with more than 3 days of incapacity reported?
No. That is a classification threshold in the safety law, not permission to hide lighter injuries. The Inspectorate requires immediate notification of every accident.
I was hurt on my way to work. Does it count?
It may count as an accident caused by work when it happens on the direct route home-to-work or work-to-home. Personal detours are assessed case by case, so the route you actually took matters a great deal.
How much is paid for temporary incapacity after an accident?
The benefit is 100% of the daily average of the net assessed base of the last 6 months, for up to 12 months. Unlike ordinary sick leave at 70/80%, this rate does not depend on your length of service.
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