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What Carole says is correct. Medication details are private and to an extent irrelevant, the important issues relate to their effects and how they impact on you, your work and the workplace environment. Having the medication question as a feature of an RTW form/interview is intrusive.
Comment | 24 Jan 2012
I don't know about a legal time limit but surely the clue is in the name! The whole point of doing these interviews is on the day they rtw and preferably before they start work. If its been a return from a long term sickness absence you need to establish what the needs of the employee are, if ther
Comment | 20 Jan 2012
We ask to see copies of passports (or full birth certificates and something with NI number on if no passport) at second interview stage. We have a clear Nationality and Immigration Policy which is sent to candidates, explaining we request to see at second interview to enable prompt commencement of
Comment | 4 Nov 2011
I work in education and it is part of our safe recruitment practice to ask to see proof that an individual has the right to work in the UK at the interview stage. We also ask them to bring their passport where possible (not everybody will have a passport) or some other form of photographic ID. They
Comment | 4 Nov 2011
My understanding is that there is a requirement for you to obtain a copy of passport or full birth certificate as proof of an employee's eligibility to work in the UK. Asking to see a passport prior to interview would possibly expose you to the possibilty of a discrimination claim. Hope that helps
Comment | 4 Nov 2011
Just a quick question. We are currently interviewing for a role and I have been told that I would need to see candidtes passports before interview. I was always under the impression that I was fine to ask for passport if they have been offered a role. Which is true please?
Comment | 3 Nov 2011
New research has revealed that 80% of managers do not receive formal interview training before carrying out their first interview. Furthermore, 34% of interviewees have been asked an illegal question at an interview in the last 12 months indicating that over a third of employers are at risk of being
News | 15 Jul 2009
Over-confident job interviewers could be getting their employers in hot water, according to new research. Leadership consultancy DDI has found most employers consider themselves good interviewers, but over half wouldn’t recognise an illegal question when they saw one. DDI also claims inter
News | 17 Feb 2009
The nation tuned in to watch Risk Manager Lucinda Ledgerwood crack under the pressure of Sir Alan Sugar's infamous interview challenge on BBC's The Apprentice last night. Following last year's accusations that Sir Alan's interview style fell foul of discrimination rules, European law firm Osborne C
News | 5 Jun 2008
I am confused. Normally when somebody is away from the workplace they need to send in some form of "evidence" that they are indeed on sick leave to cover their absence. This would have been with a Med 3 but now is the new sick note. Their GP would put on that certificate the reason for their absence
Comment | 24 Jun 2010
Hi, I have an employee who is refusing to disclose the nature of his sickness. He has submitted 2 Return To Work forms recently in the space of 2 months that simply state not 'fit for work'. I have tried to discuss this with him and explain the purpose of the RTW forms from an employer's duty of
Comment | 21 Jun 2010
Controversial questions asked by Sir Alan Sugar in the BBC TV series The Apprentice have highlighted a crucial issue for employers - that they should not ask inappropriate interview questions to ensure they avoid potential discrimination claims. Belinda Brooke, Head of Legal Services at the Re
News | 12 Jun 2007
Consumer watchdog Which? has warned that there is still confusion over what employers can and cannot ask during the recruitment process.What were once standard questions on an application form or during an interview – such as age, length of experience, and religious views – are now illegal under
News | 14 Jan 2008
Is this legal please. I applied, was called for interview, even given an interview question to prepare for then told 2 days before interview that they had made a mistake and couldn't be seen to now advertise the job, due to expected budgetary cuts
Comment | 27 Sep 2009
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News | 10 Jul 2007
A Pakistani-born engineer who was turned down for a job reapplied using a fictitious Welsh name, and was granted an interview, an employment tribunal has heard. Qamar Mohammed Malik, 48, was told that he was suitably qualified for a post with Amec Utilities Ltd, a multinational company, but he was
News | 6 Nov 2007
The Director of the Equality Tribunal in the Republic of Ireland has published a decision on age discrimination likely to be relevant in the UK. In the case, the complainant was asked questions about his age at an early stage of the interview process, including questions on the application form
Case | 24 Apr 2007
my partner is going through this at the moment. she has been off work since end of october after having a brain tumour operation which has left her with 30% tunnel vision. she is 45. her employer is putting all sorts of obstacles in her way to put off her returning to work, citing additional insuran
Comment | 24 Mar 2009
Carole I fully agree with Andy. Perhaps it might help to consider a different scenario. You suspect an employee has been stealing items from the production line and selling them on Ebay. You conduct an investigation which includes interviewing the employee and asking him to provide items of evidence. The employee has seen his own solicitor who sends you a letter. You then think you have a case to dismiss for gross misconduct, so you ask a lawyer for advice. Would you expect the employee to be able to 'vet' the advice from your lawye...
Comment | 16 Mar 2009
Thanks for your comments, i felt extremely uncomfortable when my employer demanded to see the medication i was on, as they said they could not complete the RTW interview form without seeing them. I didn't think they were allowed to ask to see them and now i know i can speak to higher manager about i
Comment | 10 Feb 2009