If HR and line Manager have a sick note with diagnosis, I don't think it is
breaking a confidence to disclose what is already in the public domain.
Roberta
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From: Roisin Smyth
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:15 PM
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Confidentiality / Fit note / Management process /
Conflict?
Hi List,
I'd love to hear about your experiences of management processes in dealing
with
sickness absence and the medical information contained in the Fit note.
Here's an
example of what I see is a conflict with the protection of an employee's
confidential
medical details - I'd be very grateful for some of your own examples.
The sickness absence policy instructs the employee to firstly ring the
manager, who
wants to know the reason for the absence. Employee tends to give details of
illness
to manager in response to "Why, what's wrong with you?" Employee then
submits
a fit note at the required period of absence. The fit note is submitted to
the manager.
Of course the fit note has the diagnosis on it.
Cue referral to Occ Health, reassurances about medical
confidentiality,followed by report
devoid of the medical information which is already known to management!
Occ Health sometimes is last to see the fit note.
I know of some organisations where HR handles the fit notes / medical
reports and then
disseminates the appropriate information minus medical diagnosis to
management.
Experiences, views, opinions all gratefully received.
Thank you in advance,
Roisin
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