In my opinion there is quite a difference between holding her partner at
a dance and doing repetitive tasks throughout the day! With regard to
the photo, it's a bit worrying that someone felt the need to produce
this to "validate" a health issue.
I doubt that this would alter your original thoughts regarding the
individual and I would refer it back to management for them to deal
with.
Talk about Big Brother watching you........blimey! I would be interested
to know whether they have any reason other than this photo to suspect
that the individual is not being totally honest???
Rita
Rita E.Ogden
Lead Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner
Occupational Health Service
Westbrook Building 9H
Bradford College
Great Horton Road
Bradford BD7 1AY
Tel: 01274 433259
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Behalf Of Kate Owen
Sent: 18 October 2010 21:33
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Subject: Management referral
A manager has referred an individual known to OH (awaiting surgery for a
shoulder impingement) The individual is working with
restrictions/adjustments e.g. micro breaks for keyboard use, no heavy
lifting, no task raising arm above shoulder height etc. whilst they
await surgery.
The manager emailed the referral and the main reason for further
referral is that they question the validity of the problem & the need
for restriction. The basis for this is that they have attached a
photograph of the individual at a social event (don't know where they
have got this from, ? facebook, ? they took it at a recent social event)
with the individual dancing with a partner ( in a bit of a smooch) their
arm is in a dance type hold with partner ie placed on her partners (not
identified) shoulder.
I was almost, no actually speachless.
I thought initially that I could go down the route of 'why the
impingemnent would not be aggravated by this type of posture' or 'why it
is different to choose to do something from being employed to do
something' BUT really.... sending the photo (however it was obtained )
has really concerned me. This is a policing style of management, what
are the legal implications of sending OH a photo of a 'personal' nature.
What do I do? place this on their medical records?
It maybe the way of things to come but I would appreciate your views.
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