It's exactly as you said - u can only give advice based on the
information you have at the time and if he refuses consent then you have
no medical evidence to back up his claim. Have u actually met the man?
If not I'd suggest doing so as sometimes managers etc give the wrong
impression about consent. I find a lot of people change their mind once
I explain the situation. Other wise it's that catch all phrase "In my
opinion, based on the information I have before me, there is no medical
evidence of any underlying medical condition affecting this gentleman's
ability to work shifts"...or something like that
Car
-----Original Message-----
From: Gill Annandale/ Gordon Main [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 06 January 2004 15:20
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: INTRODUCING SHIFT SYSTEMS
Hi all,
I hope someone can be of help to me with this thorny issue.
A company I work for 2/7 are introducing a 3 shift system, 06-1400 hrs,
14-
2200 hrs and 22-0600hrs over 5/7 on a weekly rotational basis. Of the
500
of so employees 140 have appealled against working the shifts and you
guessed it the problem has been passed to OHNA to sort out the 50 odd
employees with health issues that they feel makes them unfit shifts.
My biggest problem is that 2 employees have refused consent to me
approaching their GP for further information before I can make a full
assessment and recommendations. The main reason being is that I work
for
a private company, not the "factory". I am therefore left with basing
my
recommendation soley on the information they give me. Is there anyone
out
there who can advise me on the OHNA position in offering management
advice
in this situation.
Many thanks
Gill/ Gordon
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