Accidents and ACC leave

• Employees need to visit a health-care provider after an accident
• You'll receive a letter from ACC about your employee’s accident
• Verify and send the ACC letter to your pay centre 

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Employees need to visit a health-care provider after an accident

The health-care provider will submit an Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Injury Claim Form (ACC 45) to the ACC.

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You'll receive a letter from ACC about your employee’s accident

ACC will send you a Work Injury Claim Notification letter that:

• tells you about the claim
• asks you to confirm that it is a work-related injury.

The letter will explain what you need to do if the:

• claimant is not your employee, or
• injury is not work-related.

Verify and send the ACC letter to your pay centre 

1. If the claimant:
• is a direct employee of your school, record your school’s name, type and address, and their occupation on the letter. For teachers, you need to specify what type of teacher they are eg manual training teacher
• works at your school but is employed by another employer, is self-employed, or paid by a government agency, record the full name of that employer or agency on the letter.
2. Send the letter to your pay centre. Your pay centre completes salary or wage details before it returns it to ACC.