Thanks Nam. They ARE hard questions!

My answers?

1. It would depend on good references and my gut feeling from interviewing them - which is pretty much how I would treat anyone appling for a job.

2. I would want to be reassured that the person is receiving treatment/support and that I understood how they might need support in the workplace. I would probably want to get medical reports and do a risk assessment for the record.

3. It would help a lot if I knew that person had good coping strategies, and this might be indicated by previous good employment record. I would still want a risk assessment and medical reports though.

Basically, I would want reassurance that the person could do the job and wasn't going to have issues that might leave my company open for being sued. I would want to be sure that the minors are not at risk. If the risk assessments and medical reports came back saying there is no significant risk, then I would be satisfied. I think.

It's a horrible situation, but it's one that I'm at the wrong end of and I'm trying to understand it from an employer's point of view.