Not sure where the idea is coming from.Not from my manager though.
It was a joke Looper, thats why I put the smiley face with the wink at the end of my post. Am I misunderstanding you?
Of course your center manager is not going to bribe his/her drivers (they don't make enough $$) to hide injuries.
My guess is the driver will think about the gift for working safe and try to do so more than if there was no incentive or maybe he will not report that small tweak in his arm.
I actually feel a little insulted by these incentives. I want to work injury and accident free for MYSELF, so I come home in one piece. I don't undestand how $25 would change my thinking. If I get hurt it will cost me much more than 25 bucks.
The incentive should be for your own well-being. Injury= not working, which means losing hundreds/week. Accidents= headaches, risks to people's lives and limbs, and too many will get you off road.
I want to work safe for my own selfish reasons, just as UPS wants me to do it for their sake. As someone most of us know once said "Its not personal Sonny, Its strictly business".