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Health checks

16 replies

Tamsin82 · 09/05/2018 09:50

Work gave us our annual health checks yesterday. We weren't given advance notice. WIBU to complain about this, that we weren't told in advance?

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WorraLiberty · 09/05/2018 09:52

What sort of health checks? Are they compulsory?

Sirzy · 09/05/2018 09:54

Why did you need to be told in advance?

What does it entail?

adaline · 09/05/2018 09:55

What kind of job requires annual health checks?

And if they do require it, why do you need to be informed in advance?

Glumglowworm · 09/05/2018 09:56

What difference would it make if you knew in advance? It’s not a test you can revise for

Cath2907 · 09/05/2018 09:57

surely you'd have been no more or less healthy by the end of the week if they'd given you a few days notice?

WorraLiberty · 09/05/2018 09:59

It’s not a test you can revise for

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Tamsin82 · 09/05/2018 09:59

What kind of job requires annual health checks?
Its a driving job
What difference would it make if you knew in advance? It’s not a test you can revise for
So I can wear decent underwear for a start! But I would just prefer to be prepared for these things!

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Phosphorus · 09/05/2018 10:01

Does it include drug/alcohol testing?

I can see why they wouldn't advertise the date of those.

It hardly matters anyway, as long as it was on work time.

SunshineandRain18 · 09/05/2018 10:03

Decent underwear? What does the test include.
If it was invasive, then yes I'd be pissed.
If not, I wouldn't bat an eyelid.

adaline · 09/05/2018 10:04

If it's a driving job I presume it included a drugs test, which is why they couldn't tell you in advance?

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Tamsin82 · 09/05/2018 10:04

Decent underwear? What does the test include.
Strip to underwear to be weighed, then have to go to the loo to provide a urine sample before getting dressed again

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Sirzy · 09/05/2018 10:05

Well if you have to provide a sample then of course they won’t give you notice!

adaline · 09/05/2018 10:10

You've just answered your own question - of course they can't give advance warning of drugs tests - that defeats the entire point!

WorraLiberty · 09/05/2018 10:12

Dear lord, the whole point of drug/alcohol testing is that you're not given warning.

Phosphorus · 09/05/2018 10:13

And by the by, no HCP will be giving a second thought to your underwear.

Although stripping to be weighed sounds odd.

SunshineandRain18 · 11/05/2018 21:24

I think maybe they should have done it seperate and given you notice for stripping to be weighed.
As in do a drug test randomly, but then give you a few days notice for the weighing.

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