smoking or non smoking habits, family health history? All in the guise of a health program??? Are there hidden motives?
2007-02-22 23:25:16 · 4 answers · asked by victorschool1 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It sounds like a pretty sharp employer to me. They must be paying for some nice health insurance benefits for their employees. I think it's very invasive, but if that is their policy, and you want to work there, I guess it's part of the rules. You decide.
2007-02-22 23:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the information for insurance?
although sometimes employers use how healthy you are as a gauge of how you work and how suited you are for the job... I mean if your applying for a late night shift and you've got gout, a heart problem, high colesterol and you smoke... the employer might be taking a health risk by hiring you ...
no boss really wants their employees to die on the job ...... shouldn't look good for the company!!! XD
2007-02-23 07:39:04 · answer #2 · answered by clafain 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They simply want to provide the best benefit package for their employees at the lowest cost. Besides, I don't understand today's obsession with "privacy." Do you think the execs sit around the boardroom discussing individuals' health issues? Who knows, someone might make a crack about the size of your a**, but they wouldn't need your medical record to see that.
2007-02-23 07:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by Rob D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's intrusive. IMO, those questions are none of their business. They don't pertain to the job.
2007-02-23 07:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by rustybones 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋