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Saturday 26 February 2011

 

Employment Health enquiries

Under the Equality Act 2010, employers cannot ask prospective employees about their health – at least before they have offered the job. Traditionally: employer would ask a previous employer about the number of sick days taken. Now you can only do this after the job has been offered. The intention is that the employer has to take his chances as to whether the employee is one for whom he will need to make reasonable adjustments so as not to fall foul of the disability discrimination laws

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Kaslers Solicitors LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England under LLP no. OC310653; authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under reg no 408936; governed by professional rules set out in the Code of Conduct click here to visit and has its registered office / main trading address at Suite 3, 10 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4YU - tel: +44 (0)845 270 2511; fax: +44 (0)845 270 2513; DX 92863 West Malling.
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