LRD guides and handbook June 2014

Law at Work 2014

Chapter 7

Pre-employment health checks

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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.