LRD guides and handbook October 2024
Health and Safety Law 2024
The Equality Act 2010 introduced a ban on pre-employment questions to job applicants about their health, including whether they have a disability, and about their previous sickness absence record, before they are offered a role. Once the offer has been made, a reference request asking about a candidate’s sickness record is, in theory, permissible, but employers are likely to be discouraged from engaging in this practice, given the increased litigation risk.