A question regarding emp. Law, dyslexia and job probation.

[drivin_me_nuts]

I'm not sure about probation periods and how they work, nor the law and medical disclosure, so forgive me please if this seems life a daft posting.

My friend has a daughter who recently took a job with a probation period. She did not tell them that she has dyslexia. Towards the end of the probation period she mentioned to a colleague that she has this condition and then soon after, she was called to a meeting and informed that because she did not disclose the condition she will not be continuing employment there.

Her ability to do her job is not affected by her condition : reg. Nurse.

Until the point of notification she had no work issues.

Are you obliged to inform an employer of your medical conditions? Can an employer refuse to continue with your employment if you do not disclose medical health... And then use the condition itself as a reason to exclude you?

[drivin_me_nuts]

Thanks for your replies. it's a fair consideration wrt patient risk. How much of a risk it is would then be down to understanding the severity and impact of the disability.

Not sure what she's going to do. My gut instinct, if it was me, would be to suck it up and be open about if from the start.

Thanks again,

DMN

[drivin_me_nuts]

Thank you all for your replies and I will pass a link from this thread to her to make up her own mind as to what to do next.

This is tricky things as she has experienced quite a lot of discrimination in her life and TBO I don't know if she would be prepared for the hassle, stress and anxiety that such a case would throw up. Also and perhaps more pertinent as she plans to continue as a nurse, she is more than a little anxious of the implications for her long term career in going down such a path.

Once again, thank you for your replies. This has proved for me to be an eye-opening and thought provoking read.

Cheers,

DMN