medical check

[DodgyAgent]

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?

[Spacecadet]

I am not sure how he is going to react?

He'll probably call you a cretin then potter off back to his shed

[fullyautomatix]

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?

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.

[DimPrawn]

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.

No he lives in Clapham now and drives an Aygo.

[AtW]

My client wants to offer a contractor a job but is worried that he may be alcoholic.

Meet him in person to see if he has got red nose.

[AtW]

including him alleging that he spotted me standing in front of his house with a gun in my hand.

[MarillionFan]

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?

Use some bloody sense Dodgy. I do read the site as well you know.

You can tell them to stuff it now.

I'm off to the pub. Hic.

[MarillionFan]

Take him for a pint.

If he downs a bottle of whisky and ten pints in the time it takes you to drink one, then yes he's an alcoholic.

If of course, he spills most of his first pint down his shirt, takes three sips, says your his bessy mate and then chucks up, then he's Suity.

[cojak]

If your're recruiting for a senior position and if it is a business critical project then I probably would go the medical check route.

I have a mate working as a Programme Director and he's been asked occasionally, he doesn't have a problem with it (but then his health isn't a 'sensitive' issue for him...)

[Halo Jones]

You need specialist HR advice as depending on how you phrase it & if he has any other medical issues (that may not affect his work) he could claim disability discrimination: it’s unlikely just one to watch for.