If an employee falls ill with COVID-19, precautionary measures must be taken in the company.
But can the boss say who exactly got infected with the corona virus?
The corona pandemic * challenges everyone - both employees and employers.
If an employee is suspected of having a COVID-19 infection, they should be sent home immediately, advises the German statutory accident insurance (DGUV).
If the diagnosis is confirmed,
contact persons
must be
identified
, operating rooms
must be
well ventilated, and work surfaces such as desks, keyboards or telephones must be thoroughly cleaned or disinfected.
The sick employee himself has to be quarantined at home for 14 days.
You can find out here whether he will also receive a sick leave.
But with all due caution: Can the line manager tell other colleagues or even the entire company
which employee is sick with COVID-19
?
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That's what experts say.
Corona: Sick employees should never be named by name
According to Stefan Brink, the state commissioner for data protection and freedom of information in Baden-Württemberg, every supervisor should
carefully consider this
.
Contact persons - such as colleagues who sit together in the same office - would have to be found, informed and possibly isolated.
However, "exposed" COVID-19 patients
run the risk of being stigmatized in the long term
.
Therefore, bosses should avoid giving the name of the sick employee or contact the health authorities for assistance.
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One exception allows COVID-19 patients to be exposed
But there is one exception: “
If colleagues could only be protected by naming them
”, naming is permitted, the legal portal e-recht24.de quotes the data protection expert
(as) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen central editorial network.
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