Totally agree with Anne, stay well clear ... Don't blur the lines re the OH remit on advice and support . It's easy to get sucked in ... We have all been there .
Kind Regards
Teresa Fox
Occupational Health and Wellbeing Nurse Specialist.
Orchard Gate Enterprises Ltd- delivering robust attendance management and performance advice to businesses of all sizes .
Tel: 07970050225
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On 19 Jan 2012, at 19:51, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello Jackie
>
> I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole! Management employ her, they don't
> own her. With the proviso that what they do is legal, what they do outside
> of work is their business. If management want to take up the cudgels then
> leave it to them to get on with it. OH often get pulled into deal with
> things which belong to management!
>
> With regards to moving home on her home - well, she may not have any option!
>
> Anne
> Anne Harriss
> Course Director
> LONDON SOUTH BAN UNIVERSITY
>
>
> On 19/01/2012 14:32, "Jackie Stone" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Afternoon everyone.
>>
>> Is there any information or case law that I can look at regarding how a
>> company would reasonably expect an employee to behave away from the work place
>> so as not to exacerbate a medical condition for which adjustments etc have
>> been made. I have a client who has c/o "RSI". We have changed her work area
>> (at her request) performed workplace assessments, given advice to her and her
>> manager re breaks, changes of position and she had a phased RTW etc. She has
>> told her line manager that she is intending to move house on her own this
>> weekend. Her manager expressed her concern that this may exacerbate her
>> condition and was met with a very negative response. Management have asked me
>> if they have a right to expect her to behave resonably away from work so as
>> not to cause a relapse but I can't find anything that I can show them to
>> support this.
>> Personally I would have said they do.
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation
>>
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