I think your boss just handed you and your lawyer a lot of money.
Keep all documentation, hire a lawyer, and do exactly what they say.
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#22IANAL but please you should find one asap. Collect every evidence you have, print it on paper and sue your employer.
I don't know about Australian law but in jurisdictions I'm familiar with what you are describing is definitely illegal.
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#23No. Hell no. Talk to a lawyer, NOW!
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#26Are they asking this because you are under-performing in their opinion?
Context, before some one gets me wrong. My first reaction would be like the others: "illegal, invasive, don't do it". However, trying to give a different point of view, they might need some sort of proof to justify internally or with the government something (i.e. an under-performance or too many ill days). For example, here in Italy we have the so called "protected categories", for which employers (bot public and pr…
An adversarial measure like locking accounts is unlikely to be the result of a bureaucratic issue like the one you describe.
Much more likely, the boss got wind of some "mental instability" and now doesn't trust the worker; or was already looking for excuses to fire him and thinks he's now found it.
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#30Are they asking this because you are under-performing in their opinion?
Context, before some one gets me wrong. My first reaction would be like the others: "illegal, invasive, don't do it". However, trying to give a different point of view, they might need some sort of proof to justify internally or with the government something (i.e. an under-performance or too many ill days). For example, here in Italy we have the so called "protected categories", for which employers (bot public and pr…
Yes, this would involve getting your doctor (general practitioner or specialist) to write and sign a one-sentence letter confirming you suffer the condition -- with your approval of course. It would not involve exposing every medical detail.