Nursery World - Nursery Management: Employment Law

HR expert Jacqui Mann provides a round-up of the key areas for nursery managers to consider as employers, in light of recent legislation.

This year has been a busy one for legislative change and nursery managers have had a lot to keep up with. There are many implications for employing people and Human Relations tasks can be time-consuming and confusing. The following guide outlines some of the most important changes, highlighting the need to always keep your HR documentation up to date.

The Equality Act which came into effect in October 2010 put a ban on pre-employment health questionnaires. This makes it illegal to ask a candidate to complete a health questionnaire before an offer of employment has been made.

The ban prevents you from asking the candidate questions to establish how many days of sickness absence they have accrued during previous employment prior to them being made a job offer. It also prevents you from asking these questions in a reference if an employment offer has not been made.

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