Following the Equality Bill entering the statute book this week, Wallace said: “Under the new rules, pre-employment questionnaires are not allowed, except in very specific circumstances, such as where medical fitness is crucial for the particular job, eg driving jobs. Asking general questions about a person’s health not related to intrinsic functions of the job will generally be prohibited.” She continued: “Employers will need to be very confident that an exemption applies to allow them to ask questions about a prospective employees health, or potentially face enforcement action from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.”