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Praxis42 Pre-Employment health assessment services
Why pre- employment health assessment is important?
As an employer, you must be careful not to discriminate against candidates for employment who may have a disability or other health condition that might be covered by the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
Where successful candidates do have a disability or other health condition, employers may then need to make reasonable adjustments to the employee’s work activities and/or to their workplace, to ensure the ongoing safety and health of the recruit and that of those they work with.
Remember, nearly one in five people of working age in Great Britain have a disability. That’s 6.9 million people, or 19% of the working population.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IS GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Employing the right people for the right positions is a challenging management activity, especially if prospective employees suffer with health issues that could affect their performance and attendance at work. Praxis42’s team of Occupational Health (OH) Advisers can provide advice, information and support to your organisation to help you meet the requirements of the DDA and ensure that the best person for the job is working safely.
Employing the right people for the right positions is a challenging management activity, especially if prospective employees suffer with health issues that could affect their performance and attendance at work. Praxis42’s team of Occupational Health (OH) Advisers can provide advice, information and support to your organisation to help you meet the requirements of the DDA and ensure that the best person for the job is working safely.
Praxis42 Pre–employment health services provide the following:
- An opinion on the candidate’s fitness for their proposed role
- Relevant details (maintaining confidentiality) of any ongoing health conditions or disabilities that are likely to affect safety, performance or attendance and, where appropriate, confirmation that the health condition may be covered by the DDA
- Comments on any previous high sickness absence levels i.e.more than four weeks absence in the previous year due to a health condition
- Details of any reasonable adjustments that may need to be considered
- The necessary records will be held confidentially by Praxis42 Limited to comply with all relevant legislation and guidance, including the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
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