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HR Update - Legal roundup

Following a raft of recent changes to maternity, sickness and other employment-related legislation, Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries provides a
roundup of 20 things every employer needs to know

1. People don't have to be employed by you to take you to an employment tribunal for discrimination.

2. If someone applies for a job and you don't invite them to an interview they could bring a claim for discrimination.

Make sure you have a selection criteria and process that you follow.

3. Pre-employment health questionnaires are illegal. You can only ask questions about health once an offer of employment has been made.

4. A person does not have to be registered to be covered by disability discrimination legislation.

5. You need to take copies of documents proving a right to work in the UK for everyone you employ.

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