Employee Medical Certificates

James Scott made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development

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From: James Scott

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I request answers to the following questions and, where specified, copies of Ministry of Social Development documents that relate to the following questions:

1). Does the Ministry of Social Development conduct full and fair investigations in to allegations of bullying within your organisation? Please provide any manuals/procedures/guidelines available to investigators/decision makers.

2). Is it Ministry of Social Development policy to form (under any circumstances) an opinion about a diagnosis inferred by a medical certificate? If yes, please provide a copy of the policy or policies.

3). Is it Ministry of Social Development policy (under any circumstances) to write to Medical Practitioners who have provided medical certificates covering a period of absence by your employees offering to meet and discuss? If yes, please provide a copy of the policy or policies.

Yours faithfully,

James

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Tēnā koe James Scott,

Thank you for your email received 8 October 2020, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. You can expect a decision as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which the request was received.
 
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Ministry of Social Development

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Tçnâ koe James Scott,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

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Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

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