many employers are in fact unknowingly breaking the law, as Jacqui Mann
of HR4Nurseries explains
It will be five years in October since the ban on pre-employment health questionnaires came into effect with the introduction of the Equality Act. The act made it illegal to ask an applicant to complete a health questionnaire before an offer of employment has been made. But many nurseries are still asking questions about health to applicants.
What can you ask?
Before a job offer is made, you may only ask about disability or health if the question relates to a person's ability to carry out a function that is essential to the job. A question is allowed where a disability or health-related question would determine whether a person can carry out this function with reasonable adjustments in place.
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