hahabogus > wrote in
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> Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
> :
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>> Meaning insurance reasons?
>>
>
> No, not insurance but Physically fit enough to do the job. I work for
> a telco, and in those days you needed to climb poles. Back then it was
> a government owned company which also might have played a part. Miche,
> you work for the ozzie govrnment don't you? As part of the custom
> guards I would have thought a physical or at least a mental check
> would have applied. As you might be a nutter and allow fuzzy toads
> into the country.
>
Oops - Miche is a Kiwi (New Zealand), not an Aussie <g>. I work for the
Australian federal government, although in the Quarantine service,
rather than Customs - separate organisations. If you're employed by
either state (or at least NSW, where I worked before the service
transferred back to the Commonwealth) or Commonwealth governments here,
there's a medical examination required. Usually takes place after you've
been appointed to the job, but whilst still on probation. Just the one,
though - no more during the job unless for a specific reason - workers
comp case, problems with illness/excessive sick leave etc. For private
enterprise it would differ from company to company. I worked for a
couple, but that was years ago and don't recall whether there were
medical checks - maybe for very large companies.
No mental health check, though, that I recall - and I certainly have
worked with some very odd people <vbg>.
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia