QLD Verifying medical certificate
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An employer can ask the doctor to confirm the validity, but no more than that. IE the employer cannot ask for additional information on that certificate.
If there is concern about whether an employee is fit to work then the employer can ask for a 'fitness to work' style certificate.
If there is concern about whether an employee is fit to work then the employer can ask for a 'fitness to work' style certificate.
What do you mean by "confirm the validity" ?
Your employer is accusing you of producing false certificates?
And by extension, accusing the doctor of doing so?
Big call.
As to clerical staff getting involved - it'd probably be OK for a receptionist or clerk or somesuch
to say something like "Yes, that doctor works here" and/or "Yes, that's our standard format".
Basically, "yes, it's real", but that's all.
As a general thing (workers comp excepted) the doctor is not required to
disclose the nature of an illness to a patient's employer, just because the employer asks.
After all, it's not as if the employer knows better than the doctor.
As to clerical staff revealing clinical content, certainly not.
No responsible doctor would permit their layman employees to do that.
Your employer is accusing you of producing false certificates?
And by extension, accusing the doctor of doing so?
Big call.
As to clerical staff getting involved - it'd probably be OK for a receptionist or clerk or somesuch
to say something like "Yes, that doctor works here" and/or "Yes, that's our standard format".
Basically, "yes, it's real", but that's all.
As a general thing (workers comp excepted) the doctor is not required to
disclose the nature of an illness to a patient's employer, just because the employer asks.
After all, it's not as if the employer knows better than the doctor.
As to clerical staff revealing clinical content, certainly not.
No responsible doctor would permit their layman employees to do that.
Hahaha, i got a laugh from that..... True it may be, however, the reality is 99% of bosses think they do know better than the doctor.... they think doctors are all liberal hippies or something, but then if you do come to work sick, the boss gets furious because your spreading germs in the workplace and sends you home himself!! - damned if you do, damned if you dont.
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