Co-Author by James De Melo, Student-at-Law
Drastic times do, occasionally, call for drastic measures.
Although there is no debate that these are drastic times, that
alone does not necessarily give employers free reign to impose any
precautionary measures that they can dream up. Employers who are
operating or preparing for the re-opening of their businesses need
to walk a fine line between instituting policies which protect the
health and safety of their employees, while also avoiding
infringements of privacy and human rights legislation in doing
so.
One option that employers may consider adopting is the
imposition of thermal screening and mandatory medical
questionnaires for any person seeking to enter the workplace. At
first glance, such requirements may seem like an unreasonable
infringement on the privacy of employees but, when properly
implemented, such measures may actually be permissible (or even
recommended) given the unique circumstances created
