I applied for a machinery operator job through a labour hire agency and made it through the interview stage. In the interview, I was asked if I was under 120kgs as it was a requirement I be at or under this weight as the seats in the machinery are only rated up to 120kgs. I don't have access to scales and assumed I would be under so I told the recruiter I should be fine with that, at which point the recruiter said the weight limit is a deal breaker.
A medical examination was booked as the next stage of the recruitment process. The medical was in 3 stages. A drug and alcohol screen followed by a medical examination by a doctor then an appointment with a physio to test my endurance.
I completed the drug and alcohol screen then attended the examination with the doctor at which point I was put on the scales and weighed in over the limit by 3kgs. As I was told the weight limit was a deal breaker I was of the assumption that the 3kgs over was an instant fail of the medical and that there was no point in attending the following physio appointment so I didn't attend it.
The recruiter called me the next day and asked how my medical went. I told him I was over the weight limit at the medical exam so decided not to attend the physio appointment because I knew it was already an instant fail. The recruiter was not happy that I did not attend the physio, he said i would have had an option to try lose the weight before starting the role.
I was not aware of this prior and was still under the impression that because I was over the weight limit it was a deal breaker as this is what I was told in the interview. The agency has now sent me an invoice asking me to pay for the physio appointment that I had missed.
I was not notified of what would result in my failure to attend the physio appointment. I signed no documentation or was aware of any terms or conditions that would leave me paying a bill for my failure to attend said appointment.
I thought I was doing everyone a favour and not wasting their time by pursuing a medical that in my mind I knew I had failed.
Should I pay this invoice?
A medical examination was booked as the next stage of the recruitment process. The medical was in 3 stages. A drug and alcohol screen followed by a medical examination by a doctor then an appointment with a physio to test my endurance.
I completed the drug and alcohol screen then attended the examination with the doctor at which point I was put on the scales and weighed in over the limit by 3kgs. As I was told the weight limit was a deal breaker I was of the assumption that the 3kgs over was an instant fail of the medical and that there was no point in attending the following physio appointment so I didn't attend it.
The recruiter called me the next day and asked how my medical went. I told him I was over the weight limit at the medical exam so decided not to attend the physio appointment because I knew it was already an instant fail. The recruiter was not happy that I did not attend the physio, he said i would have had an option to try lose the weight before starting the role.
I was not aware of this prior and was still under the impression that because I was over the weight limit it was a deal breaker as this is what I was told in the interview. The agency has now sent me an invoice asking me to pay for the physio appointment that I had missed.
I was not notified of what would result in my failure to attend the physio appointment. I signed no documentation or was aware of any terms or conditions that would leave me paying a bill for my failure to attend said appointment.
I thought I was doing everyone a favour and not wasting their time by pursuing a medical that in my mind I knew I had failed.
Should I pay this invoice?
