Workplace Scenarios

Scenario 2 takes place in a workplace. Christina has been a union member for the last 10 years and has been promoted twice. She recently disclosed her HIV status to her employer and requested it remain confidential. She has been in her current position for 3 years and continues to perform well; however, since her disclosure, she has received disciplinary layoffs for poor work performance and tardiness. Last week she arrived at work to find many of the duties essential to her position had been reassigned to someone else, and her work space had been moved to a remote location. Christina discussed the changes with her supervisor, and was informed the changes were necessary to protect her co-workers. Christina contacted her shop steward for assistance.

• Can Christina's employer make arbitrary decisions, such as taking away essential job responsibilities and moving her work space?

• Does Christina's supervisor have to honor her request to keep her HIV status confidential?

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