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<blockquote data-quote="Spiral" data-source="post: 95001" data-attributes="member: 19371"><p>yves, are you in a union? If you are, get some advice. If you are not, maybe you need to think about the advantages of joining one.</p><p></p><p>There are often differences in the rules for time off for routine check ups and medical appointments and emergency care and specialist referrals. The issue of time off for medical appointments has recently been an issue in my workplace. My union established that different managers have interpreted the rules around medical appointments in very differnt ways and practice is not consistent - this is being addressed.</p><p></p><p>Generally, employers are entitled to ask to see letters or appointment cards to confirm you really are going to a medical appointment, but the sensitive personal medical information remains confidential unless it has an impact on your employment, in which case the occupational health doctor and your own GP may need to exchange information, with your consent, and you can ask to see any report before it is sent off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiral, post: 95001, member: 19371"] yves, are you in a union? If you are, get some advice. If you are not, maybe you need to think about the advantages of joining one. There are often differences in the rules for time off for routine check ups and medical appointments and emergency care and specialist referrals. The issue of time off for medical appointments has recently been an issue in my workplace. My union established that different managers have interpreted the rules around medical appointments in very differnt ways and practice is not consistent - this is being addressed. Generally, employers are entitled to ask to see letters or appointment cards to confirm you really are going to a medical appointment, but the sensitive personal medical information remains confidential unless it has an impact on your employment, in which case the occupational health doctor and your own GP may need to exchange information, with your consent, and you can ask to see any report before it is sent off. [/QUOTE]
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