Health lies scupper job offers

Over the past year one in ten employers surveyed has withdrawn a job offer because an applicant has lied, or misrepresented their health situation on a health screening questionnaire. And in the past year, nearly 7% have dismissed someone after their employment commenced for the same reason. The findings come from a special report on ‘Employing people with mental health problems’ contained in the latest CIPD/KPMG Quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey.

The report says that menta... (330 more words)

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