Hope somebody could help me please. I work at a small company and have recently had to take days off due to a medical issue, only my immediate family know about the issue. I want to tell the manager about it but he in turn will tell the owner and i work with the owners son but want it kept secret basically. Are there any laws i could quote to make sure it isnt talked about and basically everybody knowing? Thanks.
Just tell it was a personal issue and quote their Inclusive and Diversity policy which I'm sure they have in place alongside there Health and Safety Policy Statement.
Just tell it was a personal issue and quote their Inclusive and Diversity policy which I'm sure they have in place alongside there Health and Safety Policy Statement.
Berlin G to N Bertie (I think this is a lancaster communication in 1944 :)
Try reading this (has preview if you're worried) http://preview.tinyurl.com/nu6u4hr
I don't think you need to. If they push it maybe your doctor could sign off that you needed to be off for a bona fide condition of undisclosed nature? I'm sure that sort of thing happens.
Berlin G to N Bertie (I think this is a lancaster communication in 1944 :)Try reading this (has preview if you're worried)http://preview.tinyurl.com/nu6u4hrI don't think you need to. If they push it maybe your doctor could sign off that you needed to
I had a job interview for a major corporation, they asked me to turn up with a pre signed form giving them access to all my medical records, at the interview stage. I'd never do that, I though it big company arrogance and pushy attitude of a company I wouldn't like, so I didn't. ***k em.
I had a job interview for a major corporation, they asked me to turn up with a pre signed form giving them access to all my medical records, at the interview stage. I'd never do that, I though it big company arrogance and pushy attitude of a company
This might be of use. http://www.workingrights.co.uk/health-issues-confidentiality.html
Also this from the CAB public site which is more concerned with sick-pay but refers to the requirement for sick notes etc.
Telling your employer you are sick – Statutory Sick Pay
Your employer may ask you to follow certain rules about telling them you are off sick. They still have to pay you SSP even if you don't follow these rules. For example, they still have to pay you SSP even if you don't:
provide a medical certificate until your eighth day of illness phone in by a certain time of day to tell them you are sick phone in more than once a week when you are off sick phone in yourself and ask someone else to do it on your behalf. However, if you break the rules, you will be breaking the terms of your employment contract and eventually this could lead to you losing your job. Your employer must let you know what these rules are in advance.
Self-certification of sickness and SSP
During your first seven days off sick, your employer must not ask you for a medical certificate. However, they can ask you for confirmation that you are sick and you must provide it if they ask for it, otherwise you may not get any SSP. Your employer may ask for either:-
a handwritten note from you saying what is wrong, or a self-certification of sickness form provided by your employer, which you must complete. This could be form SC2, provided to employers by HM Revenue and Customs, or your employer's own self-certification form. There is more information about self-certification and a copy of the SC2 form on the GOV.UK website at www.gov.uk.
This might be of use.http://www.workingrights.co.uk/health-issues-confidentiality.htmlAlso this from the CAB public site which is more concerned with sick-pay but refers to the requirement for sick notes etc.Telling your employer you are sick – Sta
you dont have to declare any illness, you can say you would rather not say and dont answer the question.
Just checking, was it before 2010 ?? 2010 equity acts means a company has no right to access any medical records of potential employees. Something to do with discrimination.
you dont have to declare any illness, you can say you would rather not say and dont answer the question.Just checking, was it before 2010 ?? 2010 equity acts means a company has no right to access any medical records of potential employees. Something
Yes kenvil, pre 2010. TBH It soured the whole thing, I went into the interview already with a negative feeling about the company's culture and what it would be like to work there, and I'd a mate who worked at a similar company and he was always giving me stories down the pub about the sh*t he suffered.
It didn't help that I'd turned up safe and early for the interview, I went for a little walk around, then unexpected rain come on and I turned up "soggy"
Yes kenvil, pre 2010. TBH It soured the whole thing, I went into the interview already with a negative feeling about the company's culture and what it would be like to work there, and I'd a mate who worked at a similar company and he was always givin