Groundbreaking Step to Prohibit the use of Pre-Employment Health Questionnaires

New legislation looks set to remove a significant barrier in recruitment for HIV positive people by outlawing the use of pre-employment health questionnaires.

After tireless campaigning by NAT (National AIDS Trust) we recently saw the introduction to the Equality Bill of a ground breaking clause that received cross party support and will for the first time see the prohibition of health questionnaires prior to an offer of employment.

Until now, employers have been able to ask job applicants whether they have a disability, are taking medication or have a medical condition - even if it has no relevance to the role. NAT has worked with politicians from all parties to secure this outcome, playing a key role in the campaign to prohibit the use of these questionnaires that have enabled less scrupulous employers to filter out applicants with a disability or long term health condition.

NAT are now calling on the Government to make sure this Bill reaches the statute books before an election is called, so that these new measures prohibiting the use of health questionnaires become a reality for people living with HIV.

NAT - March 2010

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