Medical health and choices are private and confidential and you are not required to disclose these to anyone. The employer does not have the right to ask about your vaccination status
Your privacy is protected under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000 (PIPEDA) as well as the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) as well as the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSO 1990.
In terms of accessing your health records, the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act also speaks to this. Under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1 under Section 63(2) it states:
Information confidential
Employer access to health records
(2) No employer shall seek to gain access, except by an order of the court or other tribunal or in order to comply with another statute, to a health record concerning a worker without the worker’s written consent. R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 63 (2).
Also, under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c O.1 it outlines penalties:
PART IX
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Penalties
66 (1) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with,
(a) a provision of this Act or the regulations;
(b) an order or requirement of an inspector or a Director; or
(c) an order of the Minister,
is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than twelve months, or to both. R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 66 (1); 2017, c. 34, Sched. 30, s. 4 (1).
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I'm calling a bull on this, because I'm pretty sure the company's thousands of layers have done their research before implementing a decision like this.
"Being a Manager..."
Yeah... I'd bet $200 to win $5 you're not a manager. Just a garden variety troll.
Sounds like you’re a douche bag to me. Maybe one day you’ll find your career limited for some choice you made and you’ll never know why either.
Being a Manager who has input on succession planning for my employees. Anyone who works for me and take an anti-vax position will be career and advancement limited as long as they work in my department. The will never know why they are being held back but not sorry for my position.
I still have 10 years left, so lots of time to carry this forward.