| Pre-Employment Health Screening |
Pre-Employment Health Screening is a vital and useful part of any recruitment system. It decreases the rsik of recruiting employees who are not suitable for their potential job role due to health restrictions.
There is a statutory obligation for all employers to ensure that the person they employ for a particular job is fit to carry it out (in the UK, regulations 13 of the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999). Therefore it is not just good management practice to ensure that you employ a healthy worker, but also a statutory duty. You will also comply with your obligations under the DDA and the Nigh Time Workers Directive.
Around 3 - 10% of all new starters will have some form of major or minor health complications. MOHS will help you to detect these problems during the recruiting process and we will advise you on how to protect yourselves as a company under the DDA.
We will design a medical questionnaire for all potential new starters that is focused on the needs of your particular workforce and establish a management protocol for you to slot into your normal recruitment procedures. In our service agreement we will undertake to turnaround all such pre-employment documentation within a 24 - 72 hour time period.
Normally an offer of employment is made subject to satisfactory medical clearance. We will issue the employer with a fitness for work certificate or make recommedations if the individual is not deemed as fit for the role they have applied for. We will always ensure that you as an employer meet your legal obligations.
In summary MOHS will:
- Reply to you within a 24 - 72 hour time bracket
- Meet your DDA and legal obligations
- Offer a pro-active response to our clients if further action is required
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