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You’re considering hiring a new employee but are concerned about potential sickness absence. When you write to their current employer for a reference, can you ask them to disclose the employee’s
sickness absence history?
Published 27.06.2023
You’ve received a reference from a prospective employee’s former employer. It states that the individual had a lengthy period of long-term sickness absence. Can you use this as grounds to withdraw
your job offer?
Published 28.06.2016
When providing another employer with a reference about a current or former employee, you can reveal how many days they were absent in a particular period. But what’s the risk to you if you get that
information wrong?
Published 03.07.2017
You’re recruiting and want some solid information on whether or not an applicant is likely to take lots of sick leave or be a potential troublemaker. With the current reluctance to give detailed
references, how can you get around this?
Published 19.05.2005
We’ve received many questions from subscribers about the Equality Act 2010. A popular one is whether they can still ask job applicants health-related questions. Where does the legislation leave you
on this important issue?
Published 03.11.2010
Let’s suppose that you have a policy of giving standard references which confirm job title and employment dates only. Are you obliged to stick to these basic details or can you disclose more
information to a third party?
Published 09.09.2014
When an employee goes off sick their colleagues will often ask what the matter is. Give the wrong response and it could land you in a difficult situation, so how do you tackle this kind of question?
Published 13.12.2013
At interview you ask candidates about their level of sickness absence for the last two years. However, a colleague has advised that this could have possible disability discrimination implications. If
so, what are your options?
Published 22.03.2007
One of your employees has been off sick for a few days and their colleagues are now starting to ask questions about the cause of their current sickness absence. How should you handle this type of
query?
Published 07.02.2023
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