Question: I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I sign the document for HR to obtain all my medical records.

I have till Monday (less than a week) to sign the document.

I am located in Australia.

Should I sign the document so my employer has access to all my medical records and all the psychiatrist's notes on me?

TL;DR ADHD Software Developer. Employer demands access to all information in my medical records.

[![Demand from my boss for all my medical records](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BLqPi.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BLqPi.png)

Answer: 
Talk to an employment solicitor, or if you are in a union you give them a call. I am not from Australia but in my country this would be a slam dunk case for a hefty severance.

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You can ask for more time. They can try to fire you. Your solicitor/union can help you negotiate. Do not sign this contract.

Let's face it. Your career at this place is probably limited already. This demand means they have singled you out for some reason. You should prepare yourself to negotiate severance, a good letter of recommendation and then move on to another job.
It's Saturday in your timezone right now. I think you should have asked this the moment you got it and perhaps then you could have time to go talk to a lawyer. My guess is that yes, on Monday you will be let go of if you do not sign it.

My thought is you should first talk to a lawyer about it. Depending on how the situation went or how much time you took off (such as taking off right immediately after a big project was due) then you might have a case against them. However, it really depends on where you live and what sort of laws are there. My thought is if the boss gave you this paper, then chances are corporate already got their lawyers to review the situation and asking you for information to determine if they have reasons to fire you. My thought is you shouldn't sign it just yet until at least you know your rights then at least you can go about it reasonably.

Edit: I should also caution that I dislike how this stack tells people to go see lawyers. In my life, I went to see a lawyer about 2 times over various issues with land-lease, and in each time, even though the guy is a "family friend" he charges me a "discount" of $250 an hour. If I wanted him to help me with filing and all that, the charge is about $1000 per hour with him just coming to court. So going the lawyer route is expensive and you have to feel strongly about your position. Some lawyers might go pro bono but you have to fit some category and you might be able to find someone who helps with mental disability and helping folks out but that will take some time to find and until then you're out of a job or being under pressure at your current job.

Overall it may be a very good advice to dust off your resume, and start looking for a new job.