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In reply to the discussion: TWO doctors ruled German co-pilot unfit for work on day of disaster--but he kept it secret [View all]elleng
(130,977 posts)and as article early on refers to 'depression,' 'signed off from training with depression in 2008,' it pretty clearly didn't consider the condition which caused his action.
'signed off by two different doctors for the day of the Germanwings disaster but failed to tell his employers,' this should NOT have been permitted to occur.
Nor should this:
A spokesman for Germanwings told MailOnline that under German employment law it was the responsibility of an employee to inform an employer if they were deemed unfit to work.
He said: ''We do not have the right to ask for this medical information from any employee. It is their responsibility to tell their superior, to tell their employer if they are sick.' He said doctors could not step in as the data would be protected.
I do NOT advocate PUBLIC disclosure of mental health conditions, and hope that reasonable DUers can recognize real need for health care providers to inform employers of those who present such problems. Such employees, while able to 'tare up sick note,' should not be permitted to sail right back into the cockpit, and I'd state that opinion to my friends on 'Mental Health Support' and 'Mental Health Information.'