[Gllug] OT: Health on job applications

[Doug Winter]

On Mon 27 Oct Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
> Is it legal for them to ask this?  I mean, this isn't so they can
> provide special equipment -- that can be ascertained later -- this
> information could ONLY be used to discriminate against someone who has
> been sick!

You are allowed to discriminate using any criteria you like, except for
a very small number which have been specifically protected (race,
gender, certain disabilities).

Other than that you've got free rein.  In general, healthy employees are
far more preferable to ones who are going to be absent a lot :)  

doug.

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