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Primary Teacher - Hepatitis B

Hi,


I am a primary school teacher (school years 2-4, ages 7-9) who is hepatitis b positive living in the EU. I know the 6 different categories for hep b testing for employment includes nursery workers. Does anyone know if this applies to primary school teachers as well?


Thanks!

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No but your employer may have their own policies under which they don't hire teachers with Hep B or Hep C.  A lot of healthcare and educational facilities have similar policies.

Thank you!

Just an update for anyone who reads this. Wife was offered 3 roles in the UAE. 2 in abu dhabi and 1 in dubai. All employers stated she would not pass medical with hep b. Sad state of affairs, but on a positive note we got offered a job in a much better country on a better salary. We also dont have to worry about any form of discrimination etc. So it turned out well for us! Caution to anyone applying with hep b in a teaching role, may be better on all front to skip this country! All sounds a bit silly to me and probably somewhere you want to reconsider living if this is their outlook on life.

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please which country is that? the one you were allowed to work even though living hepatitis B. i have it too

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