Employers Please - Sickness absence. How much would put you off?

dori2o

Employers. Imagine you were in the process of recruiting, or that you had received an unsolicited letter inquiring about job opportunities.


If someone had a health problem which meant they had previously had a significant amount of time off over the past 4 years, and the condition was such that the applicant was likely to continue needing a significant amount of time off, would you hire then if they demonstrated they could do the job, and when discounting the sickness absence, they were the best person for the job.

Second question,

Same scenario as the first, but the condition is such that they could not guarantee being in work from one day to the next.

Again would you hire them.

This is not meant as a trick question to trip up employers or to start arguments. I am merely looking for numbers and opinions.

Please be a truthful as possible.



Thanks

Nicki

Depends on the job being applied for.

If you were doing something not time critical and where a presence wasn't needed every day, then maybe so long as the work could get done.

If you would need to be covered when you were off (eg nurse, receptionist, childcarer) then no.

ditzyat50

At the risk of sounding harsh, my answer would be no.

Takeaway_Addict

Dor

Very few employers would be happy intentionally employing someone to work 260 days in a year (full time) knowing they will constantly have large period of times of (costing them sick pay, extra recruitmant costs, added stress to other employees etc).

Generally if they want part time they will hire part time.

However, under the equality act employers are not allowed to ask health questions until an offer of a job has been given. If they then dismiss because of answers from the questionnaire they can lead themselves into trouble via tribunal. They are supposed to use the information to make reasonable adjustments but remember that now they can dismiss you for any reason in the first two years of employment and I would guess its fairly easy to make a reason up (ie, work not up to standard)

dseventy

dori2o wrote: »

Employers. Imagine you were in the process of recruiting, or that you had received an unsolicited letter inquiring about job opportunities.


If someone had a health problem which meant they had previously had a significant amount of time off over the past 4 years, and the condition was such that the applicant was likely to continue needing a significant amount of time off, would you hire then if they demonstrated they could do the job, and when discounting the sickness absence, they were the best person for the job.

No.

dori2o wrote: »

Second question,

Same scenario as the first, but the condition is such that they could not guarantee being in work from one day to the next.

Again would you hire them..

Absolutely not!

D70

stix62

I'm not an employer but a definate No to both questions.
From an unemployed point of view I wouldn't expect to be offered a job either.

You can't be 'the best person for the job' if you're not there doing the job - simples.

notanewuser

Seriously OP. you've asked the same thing on several posts recently. I'm afraid all the legislation in the works hasn't made it a leaving playing field for somebody with a disability. Remember too that a job with a new employer would mean you were unsafe from being dismissed for 2 years!

dori2o

notanewuser wrote: »

Seriously OP. you've asked the same thing on several posts recently. I'm afraid all the legislation in the works hasn't made it a leaving playing field for somebody with a disability. Remember too that a job with a new employer would mean you were unsafe from being dismissed for 2 years!

No I have not.

They may be similar questions, but not the same.

I'm looking where the balance lays. You could call it research, in preperation for a change in employments.

Looking at things from different ways.

Mara69

Nope, not a cat in hells chance. Long term persistent sickness is, among others things, a nightmare for other staff.

ILW

Public sector will generally be more favourable. Private sector quite often cannot afford to take the risk as their competiton will gain a competitive edge.

LondonDiva

Not in this lifetime.

Have been burned too many times and had others in myteam burn out because we were forced to carry staff and deliver - if you can't commit to working full time, apply part time or stay time until you are better.