Can a employer ask an employee for health information?

Even if the employee approves this, they have a right to check the records before they’re passed on. Employers cannot request that an employee discloses information about any health conditions that arise during employment.

What should an employer ask of an employee?

Employers should take extra care only to ask questions that they can justify if required, whilst employees should take extra care only to answer the questions that are asked. It is easy to accidentally volunteer more information than necessary.

Can a employer ask a medical professional for medical records?

An employer cannot ask a medical professional for an employee’s medical records, or information about an employee’s health, without permission from the employee.

Can a employer ask an employee if they are pregnant?

Consequently, an employee could claim that any subsequent action taken by their employer was due to the information disclosed; for example, an employee selected for redundancy after telling her employer that she is in the early stages of pregnancy may claim her selection was due to her impending maternity.

Even if the employee approves this, they have a right to check the records before they’re passed on. Employers cannot request that an employee discloses information about any health conditions that arise during employment.

Employers should take extra care only to ask questions that they can justify if required, whilst employees should take extra care only to answer the questions that are asked. It is easy to accidentally volunteer more information than necessary.

Do you have to disclose your medical condition to your employer?

Certain jobs legally require you to disclose certain conditions to your employer or to a governing agency. For instance, health care workers may be required to disclose their HIV-positive status to their employers and/or the relevant government health authority. How much am I required to disclose about my medical condition?

An employer cannot ask a medical professional for an employee’s medical records, or information about an employee’s health, without permission from the employee.