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What are employers’ duties regarding their employees’ health?

Published on: 16 February 2015

Table of contents

  • Why would or should employers offer health checks to their employees?
  • Are certain occupations under increased duties around employee health?
  • For whom are these health checks carried out, the employer or the employee? Who is the legal owner of the results?
  • How should employers proceed if a health check shows health issues (either work-related or non-work related)?
  • What is the relationship between the employer and the company providing the health check? Where does liability for any negligence lie?
  • How should employers structure employee health checks?
  • What legal information should be supplied to employees?

Article summary

Employment analysis: To what extent are employers responsible for their employees’ health? Samantha Mangwana, principal lawyer (partner) at Slater & Gordon (UK) LLP, discusses employers’ duties and the benefits of offering health checks.

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