[Gllug] OT: Health on job applications

Tue Oct 28 02:47:39 UTC 2003

On Tuesday 28 Oct 2003 12:04 am, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> At 22:57 27/10/2003 +0000, you wrote:

> Clues is actually about to take on an a new employee. This person has a
> terminal disease.  The fact this person will need regular time off for
> hospital visits and may unexpectedly need extended time out from work is
> simply not an issue: we think this person is perfectly capable of doing the
> job we have in mind.

You are a very unusual employer!  Employers generally DO discriminate on 
health grounds, though they'll make every effort to hide the fact.  It's 
usually "justified" as "efficiency".

Chris

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