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Covid Testing and GDPR

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  • 30-04-2021 3:29pm
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    Leftyflip
    Registered Users Posts: 7,463 ✭✭✭


    Just looking for advice regarding the above.

    Background is this;

    In work we have mandatory testing, if we don't do a test, we can't go into work. The test is carried out by a Northern Irish company.

    I was tested yesterday and have since been informed by a third party (my employer) that my result has come back positive. As far as I'm aware, a result of a covid test should be entirely private and only shared with myself.

    Just wondering if I have grounds to make a complaint to the commission?


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    dobman88
    Registered Users Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭dobman88


    Leftyflip wrote: »
    Just looking for advice regarding the above.

    Background is this;

    In work we have mandatory testing, if we don't do a test, we can't go into work. The test is carried out by a Northern Irish company.

    I was tested yesterday and have since been informed by a third party (my employer) that my result has come back positive. As far as I'm aware, a result of a covid test should be entirely private and only shared with myself.

    Just wondering if I have grounds to make a complaint to the commission?

    Sounds pretty standard. Before I got let go, we had mandatory testing and because the company were paying for it and it was going through them, all results were sent to HR and we were informed whether positive or negative.

    What issue do you have? You'd have to tell the company if you tested positive anyway.


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    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users Posts: 4,309 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    No gdpr breach. Besides anything else it's a public good exception. Also you will have agreed somewhere that if work send you for medical tests they will be allowed limited feedback. Be which in this case should certainly include that you are positive.

    Hope you get better soon. Don't worry about things that don't exist. And that work would have found out anyway!


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    PatrickSmithUS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 263 ✭✭PatrickSmithUS


    Leftyflip wrote: »
    Just looking for advice regarding the above.

    Background is this;

    In work we have mandatory testing, if we don't do a test, we can't go into work. The test is carried out by a Northern Irish company.

    I was tested yesterday and have since been informed by a third party (my employer) that my result has come back positive. As far as I'm aware, a result of a covid test should be entirely private and only shared with myself.

    Just wondering if I have grounds to make a complaint to the commission?

    Did you sign anything at the time of teting to allow them to do this? If so your claim would have no grounds at all.


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    GM228
    Registered Users Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭GM228


    Leftyflip wrote: »
    Just looking for advice regarding the above.

    Background is this;

    In work we have mandatory testing, if we don't do a test, we can't go into work. The test is carried out by a Northern Irish company.

    I was tested yesterday and have since been informed by a third party (my employer) that my result has come back positive. As far as I'm aware, a result of a covid test should be entirely private and only shared with myself.

    Just wondering if I have grounds to make a complaint to the commission?

    It is entirely legitimate especially when protecting vital interests and for public health measures, specifically allowed for under GDPR.


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