Employers right to therapy

[mattjl]

I have recently had to seek therapy and as such have had to adjust my working hours due to the intensity of the sessions. I normally work 6-2 2-10 shifts but have stayed on a 6-2 whilst I’m having sessions. My work have asked to prove that I am indeed having sessions. I feel this is an invasion of my privacy and considering one of their core values is trust, it quite clearly isn’t. Do I need to provide this information legally?

thanks for any replies

[islandgirl]

As a lay person with no employment law experience I cannot understand why you would have a problem providing a piece of paper which proves this? Is there more to the issue? How is it an invasion of privacy?

[ULA]

If you are contracted to a shift pattern of 6-2 2-10 but have stayed on a 6-2, I presume at your employer's agreement, then they do have a right to have confirmation these sessions are taking place and they may even want to know how long it will be before you can resume your normal shift pattern.