How to report a rapid antigen test result online
The Ministry of Health explains how to record a rapid antigen test (RAT) result on the My Covid Record website.
Susan Hornsby-Geluk is managing partner at employment law firm Dundas Street and a regular opinion contributor.
OPINION: Recent stories of Dunedin students selling positive rapid antigen test results on Facebook raise serious issues as to sick leave fraud in workplaces, and what rights employers have to request proof of illness.
Given that a positive rapid antigen test (RAT) is likely to result in a requirement for self-isolation for at least seven days, the stakes are high for many employers.
The starting point is section 68 of the Holidays Act which says that an employer may require an employee to produce proof of sickness if they are unwell for three or more consecutive days, whether or not the days would otherwise be working days for the employee.
An employer can also require proof of sickness without waiting for three days if they inform the employee as early as possible and meet any reasonable expenses. So effectively an employer could require proof of sickness as soon as an employee called in sick, provided they were prepared to pay for it.
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