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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 600382"><p>Plenty of advice here,</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>When to tell recruiters</strong></strong></span></p><p>It can be difficult to decide when to tell recruiters about your diabetes. The Equality Act now makes it unlawful for an employer to ask about the health of an applicant before offering them work. This is subject to specific identified exceptions, including where: the employer wishes to establish whether the applicant will need adjustments to be made, in connection with arrangements for the assessment process, the employer is asking for monitoring purposes, (but they must not use this information to discriminate against someone with a disability), the employer wants to improve disabled people’s chance of getting employment; the question asked is relevant to find out if the applicant can carry out tasks that are absolutely necessary to the job.</p><p></p><p>In some professions there are specific rules regarding certification and physical qualification and you will have to disclose your diabetes to be properly assessed. But for the most part, there is no legal requirement to disclose diabetes and the decision whether to tell an employer or prospective employer is up to the individual. However, if an employer does not know, and could not reasonable have been expected to know that you have diabetes, you may not be able to rely on the Equality Act if you feel you have been discriminated against.</p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Employment/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Employment/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 600382"] Plenty of advice here, [SIZE=5][B][B]When to tell recruiters[/B][/B][/SIZE] It can be difficult to decide when to tell recruiters about your diabetes. The Equality Act now makes it unlawful for an employer to ask about the health of an applicant before offering them work. This is subject to specific identified exceptions, including where: the employer wishes to establish whether the applicant will need adjustments to be made, in connection with arrangements for the assessment process, the employer is asking for monitoring purposes, (but they must not use this information to discriminate against someone with a disability), the employer wants to improve disabled people’s chance of getting employment; the question asked is relevant to find out if the applicant can carry out tasks that are absolutely necessary to the job. In some professions there are specific rules regarding certification and physical qualification and you will have to disclose your diabetes to be properly assessed. But for the most part, there is no legal requirement to disclose diabetes and the decision whether to tell an employer or prospective employer is up to the individual. However, if an employer does not know, and could not reasonable have been expected to know that you have diabetes, you may not be able to rely on the Equality Act if you feel you have been discriminated against. [url]http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Employment/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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