medical checks pre-employment

Milkshock

ive heard these are no longer allowed due to government legislation. fact or fiction?

saintjammyswine

I dont know for certain but surely it is job dependant? Colour blindness for an electrician for example?

Milkshock

saintjammyswine wrote: »

I dont know for certain but surely it is job dependant? Colour blindness for an electrician for example?

is it job dependent?

even this would mark a major shift as for almost any office/desk bound role for example, you wouldnt be able to ask, as adjustments can be made.

saintjammyswine

But then an employer would be required to make reasonable adjustments. To be able to make these, they would need to know the nature of any requirements.

MrsManda

As far as I understand it there are rules around employers asking health related questions during recruitment. They can ask about health issues if there's a requirement with the job, or in case they need to make reasonable adjustment through the recruitment process.

Once a conditional job offer has been made employers can ask further questions about your health.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/LookingForWork/DG_4000219

t0rt0ise

They do have to be more careful now than they used to about refusing people jobs because of medical issues. They can refuse you a job for example, that involves lifting if you've got a bad back but they can't take other irrelevant disabilities into consideration.