What is the purpose of medical examination and reference checks?

What is the purpose of medical examination and reference checks?

Medical examination gives the following information:
• To check the applicants physical suitability for the specific job.
• To check if applicant has health problem or psychological attitudes;
• Whether the applicant suffers from bad health.

Reference checks:
• To get the job related information of a candidate in written form so we can justify behind hire or no hire decision.
• To collect job applicant’s written permission to check the references before doing so.
• To get the opinions from those who are familiar with the candidate and his performance on the job.
• To verify all key aspects including the reason for leaving the previous job.