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Court case 18 Ca 6830/21 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2022)
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A German court ruled on a case involving a company that terminated an employee's contract over doubts about her vaccination status. The company had required proof of vaccination due to COVID-19 regulations but faced issues verifying the employee's vaccination. This case raises questions about privacy and verification processes in the workplace.
What happened
A company terminated an employee's contract after she could not provide valid proof of her vaccination status.
Who was affected
The employee who was terminated due to doubts about her vaccination proof.
What the authority found
The court upheld the company's decision to terminate the employee's contract based on the inability to verify her vaccination status.
Why this matters
This case highlights the balance between workplace safety and employee privacy. Companies must navigate these issues carefully, especially in health-related matters.
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The controller is a company providing workplace health promotion services by consulting other companies on this topic and developing tailored measures for them. Its main customer base are care facilities. The controller informed its employees that due to an amendment of the German Infection Protection Act, access to care facilities was only permitted to persons that are either vaccinated, recovered or tested negative against Covid-19. The controller asked their employees to prove their vaccination status by either handing over a screenshot of the digital vaccination certificate or by presenting the vaccination card. It also informed them that a copy will be made for documentation purposes. On 03 December 2021, the data subject, who was employed as a counselor, presented her vaccination card to the controller. When asked by the HR officer whether she also has a QR vaccination code, she explained that she only has a digital vaccination certificate stored on her private mobile phone, which she did not have with her at the moment. As it was not possible for the controller to check the validity of the vaccination certificate without the QR code, the controller carried out a batch query, which means that it compared the provided vaccination data with publicly available information on the availability of vaccination batches in order to determine irregularities. It found that the vaccination data provided by the data subject was inconclusive as the first vaccination allegedly took place at a time when only elderly people were vaccinated. During a conversation with the data subject, the suspicion of forgery could not be dispelled, as she then asserted to never have stored the QR code on her phone because of data protection reasons and that she did not know whether she still had the QR code in paper form. As the data subject was unable to provide proof that the vaccination had actually been carried out, the controller terminated the employment relationship. The data subject
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
Related Cases (0)
No other cases found for Court case 18 Ca 6830/21 in DE
This is the only recorded case for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Ruling Date
23 March 2022
Authority
DPA ArbGKln
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case 18 Ca 6830/21 - Germany (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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