BACKGROUND SCREENING

 Just as background checks are performed obligatorily before approving loans so are pre employment tests. Companies, organizations and industries require as a norm that staff undergo pre-employments test before the start of the job.  However, Individuals seeking to be employed are have very suspicious of these tests but for their eagerness to pick up fat pay checks would opt out undertake medical tests. These tests are usually misjudged as tools devised by employers to rid sickly employees out of an offer.     

Pre-employment tests on the other hand benefit the employee much more than the employer. For the employer it is a legal requirement under the federal constitution used to make informed decisions on what business aspect an employee might best be suited or to determine how fit to work an employer is. Employers are allowed to use these tests within certain limits such as to inform an employee of certain aspects of a job that might compromise their health as a result of pre existing conditions. It can be considered as misuse should an employer use this documents for futuristic economic gratification to the detriment of the employee. Any individual suffering a medical condition who satisfies the job requirements should normally be no less unfavorable for the job as another healthy candidate so far there is no safety risk the life on the individual or others. It however places an extra duty of care on your employer with regards health issue.

Test results  are powerful tools in the hands of employees as it provides concrete evidence about the state of health at the time of commencement an employment.  Employees can monitor progress in his or her health matters and how the workplace affects the health. This piece can also be presented as evidence to how how much tasks performed can be attributed to the job. Any worker who doesn’t therefore provide inform could be short changing him or herself on the level of care a prospective employer could have offered to make work much easier for the employee.  

The Workers compensation Act demonstrates the importance of these tests and clearly outlines diseases that an employee can suffer through elements in the work place.  The compensation Act provides information on what compensation is entitled an employee who suffers any occupational disease should records support clean bill of health prior to resumption when there are substantial records to prove that job role could have impressed on health. Falsification of information during pre employment tests may render an individual unlikely to claim any compensation should an injury or disease arises out of the workplace. Every employer or employee should find out more on "what is compensation" from the workers compensation Act.