The infection of an employee with the Coronavirus is a situation which may affect the health of other employees and for which the employer may, within the legal limits, take certain measures.
Such a measure could be to have the workers' body temperature measured before they enter the company. Indeed, having an elevated body temperature may give rise to a suspicion that a worker is infected with the Corona virus.
The application of a temperature survey to workers can only be carried out if the following conditions are met:
- The Committee for Prevention and Protection at Work is informed of this measure and, if possible, gives an opinion on it.
- The workers are given clear information on the concrete, practical implementation of this measure.
- The temperature recording is not accompanied by any additional recording or processing of personal data.
- This measure is only applied during the period of stricter measures in the context of the Corona crisis.
- The introduction of a temperature recording does not affect the obligation for employers to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the rules at a distance.
In order to protect other workers, the employer may decide that an employee who is found to have a body temperature of more than 37.5 degrees may not enter the company. This employee must then contact his general practitioner by telephone in order to have his health situation monitored.
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Last update: 30/04/2020
