medical check

[Mich the Tester]

To be fair Dodgy, Halo is a permie. So the useful advice you've had from contractors is still zero.

It probably still is worth talking to HR people as they might be able to advise on how to communicate about a sensitive issue, so as not to offend and destroy the business relationship.

[Pondlife]

It probably still is worth talking to HR people as they might be able to advise on how to communicate about a sensitive issue, so as not to offend and destroy the business relationship.

I wasn't saying it wasn't relevant.

I was just pointing out that the only person to come to the aid of an agent was a permie.

[Halo Jones]

I was just pointing out that the only person to come to the aid of an agent was a permie.

& is anyone suprised by that ?

[psychocandy]

Go for it. Maybe even throw in a mental health assessment, you never know. We hired a guy who seemed normal at interview but after a few months completely lost his mind after his wife started shagging a 18 year old guy she met off plentyoffish. We had no end of trouble from him including him alleging that he spotted me standing in front of his house with a gun in my hand.
Last I heard he was admitted to some mental health institute.

Hmmm. Be careful with that one. Isn't it 1 in 4 people will have some sort of mental health problem in their life. Could turn up more problems than you think.

Remember, we're all just a step away from it. Prime example - Gary Speed.

[DodgyAgent]

I have a strong feeling that there is'nt anyone on this site that would pass a drugs and alcohol medical. As for the mental bit ...

[Mich the Tester]

I have a strong feeling that there is'nt anyone on this site that would pass a drugs and alcohol medical.

As for the mental bit ...

oops

[OwlHoot]

My client wants to offer a contractor a job but is worried that he may be alcoholic. I have suggested we run a medical check on him first as it is a long term assignment. I am not sure how he is going to react has anyone here been asked to do a medical prior to being offered a contract?

As someone else pointed out, why take the chance? You don't owe him any obligation, so just move on to the next candidate.

That said though, Winston Churchill and William Pitt liked the odd dram. So you/they may be missing a good candidate, unless he went totally off the rails.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Why do they think he's an alcy? A fellow contractor I worked with had the shakes but was not an alcy - even though many suspected otherwise.

[SueEllen]

Why do they think he's an alcy? A fellow contractor I worked with had the shakes but was not an alcy - even though many suspected otherwise.

Also there are some medical conditions where people's breath smells of alcohol. Even medical staff have been caught out by this.

As Halo pointed out both you and the client need to be careful.

[mudskipper]