Posted By Andrew1 A company has offered a person a position subject to a medical. The potential recruit has had previous back problems which meant 2 weeks sickness in the last two years. The cause was not diagnosed and no effort has been made to cover up this injury, and the problem has seemingly gone. The person is fit enough to pass the medical. My question is, provided this is documented that person has had previous back problems now recovered would it be safe to employ? The job is involved with I.T and will be office based, and is not envisaged to require lots of heavy lifting. After all this person is likely to be offered the position on the grounds that he is the best candidate. Your help is appreciated Andrew

Posted By Andrew1 Chris, That's fair comment. Thank you for the confirmation. Andrew

Posted By David J Jones I suggest your HR dept records the fact that a declared, pre-existing "medical" condition exists so it doesn't come back and bite you later. That may sound a tad cynical, but providing you conduct both DSE and ergonomic work station assessments, you should be o.k. David