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(1) An employer shall not terminate the employment of a worker merely on the grounds of present or past mental disorder or while the worker is receiving treatment for mental disorder.

(2) Where an employer has reasonable cause to believe that a worker is suffering from mental disorder severe enough to affect the work output of the worker, the employer may assist the worker to seek medical advice in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

(3) The employer may engage the worker at a level where the worker can best perform for medical reasons but where the worker is found to be unfit for employment the employer may terminate the contract of employment of the worker in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

(4) The provisions of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) shall apply with respect to the remuneration of a worker on the termination of a contract of employment.

(5) A worker aggrieved by a medical report provided in accordance with this Act may seek redress from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice under the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456).

(6) The employer or another person may follow the procedure for a certificate of urgency under section 48 where the situation of a worker is suspected to be severe enough to be treated as an emergency case or where the worker is at personal risk or a risk to others or property.