New constraints on employers asking pre-interview health questions

A new clause has been added to the Equality Bill to discourage employers from asking job applicants about their health in the early stages of recruitment.The aim of the new clause is to “prevent a disabled person from being screened out solely on the basis of their disability without first being given the opportunity to show they have the skills and competencies for the job,” according to government minister Vera Baird, who is piloting the bill through the House of Commons.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School