What the check is?
Pre-employment functional assessments assessing a candidate’s physical and psychological capacity for role requirements.
What the value is?
Assesses fitness for work, particularly in physically demanding roles.
What does it check?
Health and fitness for duty through Suremploy assessments.
Why do you do it?
Helps prevent injuries, manage safety risks, reduce liability and support return-to-work programmes.
How often does it need to be checked?
Typically once pre-employment; periodic in high-risk industries.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Healthcare; aged care; mining; construction; transport; logistics; manufacturing.
Risk of not doing it?
You could hire someone unfit for the role, leading to injuries, absenteeism and liability issues.