Candidate has job offer revoked after 18 month sick leave

An applicant had their job offer revoked after a prospective employer allegedly saw a record of their previous absences.

The candidate was a disabled nurse, known only as Mrs West, and has since taken her employer, Yorkshire Ambulance Services NHS Trust, to an employment tribunal citing discrimination charges.

West claims that her offer of employment was taken back when the extent of her previous long-term absences were discovered - a total of 18 months, which were linked to her disability.

The applicant was originally offered a role as an NHS Helpline Advisor, according to Personnel Today, however, West claims that upon receiving a reference from her former employer, the NHS Trust changed their mind about the nurse.