EMPLOYERS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Employers needs to be aware of employee rights in the work place when it comes to mental health.

Although the law guides employers on preventing physical harm and their duty of care, in regards to mental health issues there is still much about this that is unknown.

Simon Creek talks about whether or not employers can ask about a person’s mental health history, and if you can be disqualified from a job if you have a mental illness.

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