What are the current laws regarding medical examinations and

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it is certainly possible for a company to request a medical examination as part of the criteria in the hiring process. This is not really something that is covered by law though – the company is free to request whatever they want as part of their requirements for a job – they are the ones providing the job and as such they have the right to choose what requirements there would be for that job and if they believe that a medical examination is needed they are entirely within their rights to request one. They can also ask for future results if they wanted to – again that is their own requirement and if they feel it is necessary they can request that – the company does not owe candidates a job and if the candidates do not meet the criteria set out by the company they do not have to be treated fairly in being given or even considered for a job.

this is a common term, an employer can ask employees to see Occupational Health if there is an issue that affects their work - so I am not surprised if such a term exists. Of course if there is a serious doubt over their diagnosis or recommendations then you can ask for a second opinion and perhaps back things up with evidence from our own doctor but as a first step the employer can ask you to see an occupational health specialist nominated by them, they still need to act independently though, hey have a professional duty to do so

OH are also regular doctors that provide a separate service so an OH specialist would still be a doctor in the traditional sense

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