Employment and Labor Law

Extended Sick Leave: When Can an Employer Require an Employee to Produce a Medical Report or Undergo a Medical Examination?

Contact: Stephen Hughes, Special Counsel and Lara Radik, Associate; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia)

The Federal Court recently held in Australian and International Pilots Association v Qantas Airways Limited1 that it is reasonable for an employer to require an employee to produce a medical report, or submit to a medical examination, in circumstances where the employee has been on extended sick leave and has provided little or no information regarding the nature of the illness, and the expected duration of the illness.

 

 

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