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Injured worker "varied" evidence to suit his case

A national employer's decision to deny compensation to a worker, who claimed his shoulder was injured by an awkward manual task, has been affirmed by a tribunal, which found he provided an "incorrect history" to doctors and changed his story to suit his post-termination case.

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