LRD guides and handbook June 2016

Law at Work 2016

Chapter 8

Pre-employment health checks 


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The position of jobseekers with a record of sickness absence was made slightly easier by a change under the EA 10 which bans pre-employment questions to job applicants about their health, including whether they have a disability and their previous sickness absence record, before they are offered a role. For more information see Chapter 3.