LRD guides and handbook May 2013

Law at Work 2013

Chapter 7

Pre-employment health checks

The position of jobseekers with a record of sickness absence is made slightly easier by a change under the EA 2010 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).