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06 January 2014 at 13:10
Resp.Ma'am/Sir,
I am working as a Factory Medical Officer in a small corporate dispensary catering to the needs of the inmates of Residential Colony of a Govt owned Thermal Power Station situated in a remote area.
Recently, 12 number of class-IV employees (Helper, Sweeper, Kamdaar, Cleaner, etc who were already serving in our company) were sent to me for pre-employment medical examination to determine their fitness for the job of a Driver, as all these class-IV employees were due for a promotion to the post of Driver (Class-III).
I had declared all 12 candidates physically fit for the promotion to the post of Driver, after their physical examination, out of which total 05 number of class-IV employees were given promotion to the post of Driver, after completion of all due administrative process as per rules.
Out of those 05 Drivers, our top management has appointed one employee to our Dispensary Department as Vehicle Driver in Ambulance. That person is HIV-Positive.
Now, I have started receiving representations from various high-pressure employees' groups, that, "Ambulance being a public service vehicle, and ambulance driver is bound to come into close contact with unsuspecting patients of burns, accidental injuries, delivery cases, etc., as the Power Station is being run 24 x 7 and there are all types of medical emergencies happening all the time during odd hours, it will be in the better interest of the society if this employee having HIV-positive status is not posted as ambulance driver, but rather he should be posted as a driver in some other sections, e.g. security jeep, plant jeep, coal-plant jeep, railway yard jeep, bus driver, truck driver, etc."
Now, I want legal advice, regarding what should I do..?
1. What am I required to do legally in this matter..?
2. What can I do legally in this matter..?
To change the department of a driver is not in my hands but it is the prerogative of our top management. But, being a doctor, my advice or opinion in the matter certainly counts.
Hiv aids
Resp.Ma'am/Sir,
I am working as a Factory Medical Officer in a small corporate dispensary catering to the needs of the inmates of Residential Colony of a Govt owned Thermal Power Station situated in a remote area.
Recently, 12 number of class-IV employees (Helper, Sweeper, Kamdaar, Cleaner, etc who were already serving in our company) were sent to me for pre-employment medical examination to determine their fitness for the job of a Driver, as all these class-IV employees were due for a promotion to the post of Driver (Class-III).
I had declared all 12 candidates physically fit for the promotion to the post of Driver, after their physical examination, out of which total 05 number of class-IV employees were given promotion to the post of Driver, after completion of all due administrative process as per rules.
Out of those 05 Drivers, our top management has appointed one employee to our Dispensary Department as Vehicle Driver in Ambulance. That person is HIV-Positive.
Now, I have started receiving representations from various high-pressure employees' groups, that, "Ambulance being a public service vehicle, and ambulance driver is bound to come into close contact with unsuspecting patients of burns, accidental injuries, delivery cases, etc., as the Power Station is being run 24 x 7 and there are all types of medical emergencies happening all the time during odd hours, it will be in the better interest of the society if this employee having HIV-positive status is not posted as ambulance driver, but rather he should be posted as a driver in some other sections, e.g. security jeep, plant jeep, coal-plant jeep, railway yard jeep, bus driver, truck driver, etc."
Now, I want legal advice, regarding what should I do..?
1. What am I required to do legally in this matter..?
2. What can I do legally in this matter..?
To change the department of a driver is not in my hands but it is the prerogative of our top management. But, being a doctor, my advice or opinion in the matter certainly counts.