Hi Karen,
It is simply breach of contract/trust - no need to go anywhere need OH....... OH can really muddy the waters sometimes when they get involved - I decline quite a few referrals these days.......
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Sent: 24 September 2010 09:41
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] informed consent
i am an o.h.a. working in food manufacturing. please what are your thoughts on this situation.
i have an employee who has failed to show up for work and failed to produce a fit note.
1. That,s h.r.problem not mine. h.r. has found out that this guy is in prison on remand for a domestic incident.
was in court this week but judge wants psychiatric reports before sentencing.
H.R. manager wants me to gain consent to obtain a medical report(why? what grounds?) and she wants to see the contents before she disciplines the guy for non attendance at work.
I have given her a short letter explaining that there is nothing in his file to suggest that he has anything wrong with his health and therefor would not be covered under the D.D.A.
1. THIS IS NOT MEDICAL.
2. INFORMED CONSENT? I,ve said that I do not know whether this guy could give informed consent until we know either way after he,s seen the psychiatrist.
3.I,ve said that I was,nt prepared to give them a consent form with my name on it because i feel that if that,s the road they want to go down then that,s up to them without my involvement.
Please all thoughts and comments greatly appreciated!
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