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Hi, my name is sandybeach!
Hello - hope everyone is well. Thank you for being here. Even though its online, I am still feeling a bit anxious but want to hear and share experiences of work issues while dealing with a traumatic event.
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Carers Allowance and work
Recently I read an article, which I have attached and I just wanted to share with everyone that you can earn up to £151 per week, 2024-2025 figures - after DEDUCTIONS which is not that much but is better than nothing. Here are deductions that can be taken into account from Carers UK.…
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Under promoted due to my disability
I was a driving instructor and assessor up-until January. I worked indirectly for this company via a third-party training company, who they used to train their trainees up. When three permanent positions for instructor came up, I was told to apply. I did. But then they told me I had an interview and missed it, which I…
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Requested a reasonable adjustment along with OH report recommendation.
Hello all, I have a situation at work which has been going on for a while. It's a long story so, I will only mention the later parts. Okay here we go. Earlier this year I was signed off work with acute anxiety & depression and had to increase my medication I am on. My employer was already aware that I was/am taking…
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Work place discrimination
I saw an email exchange between manager and supervisor, regarding me. The email referred to me as "funny", but in negative connotation, For example, weird, odd or strange. I pointed it out to the manager and she said she would speak to them about it. I feel that she is just saying that to cover the person, as everyone…
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Searching for Permanent Work
Hi, Hope all is well. I have already Signed up for the 12-week Program where you help finding me employment. Can you please let me know what other services you can also help/guide me with?
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Uc and working
My daughter gets uc and the disability component she has found a job for 16 hours a week at 10.50 per hour how will this effect her uc
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Severe episodic cluster headaches - workplace challenges
I’ve recently been diagnosed with severe episodic cluster headaches. My employer will do anything apart from accept the reasonable adjustment requested by my GP. I worked a 9pm-8am shift Thursday-Sunday. These have been my hours since January 2023, when I applied for the job it was for the night shift position. I am…
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Feeling stuck
I am 25 years old diagnosed autistic and suffer severe anxiety and some depression. I have never worked. I tried working a night shift in a warehouse a few years ago but only lasted four shifts. I also tried college but couldn’t cope with the classroom environment and all the people. I still feel like if I tried to go back…
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Job Coach and Access to Work
How much will access to Work pay for a job coach per hour if I source my own?
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Discrimination at work
Hi I'm Liz and I've been bullied at work due to mental and physical health problems. I've been signed off of work with anxiety and depression since 24th November 2023. My boss wanted to get rid of me for sometime. I'd been harassed by former neighbour for 18 months and had developed PTSD and have Osteoarthritis and…
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Time off work
If I am of work due to my disability,itisclassed as sickness absence, but new mothers get maternity leave, and fathers get paternity leave.
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Advice needed for a newbie
I have a job that requires me to talk. A LOT. I have recently acquired a condition that means that sometimes I cannot speak (it's random and unpredictable). I've been off work for several months (partly to do with this new condition and partly because the meds the medics gave me damaged my liver. Long story). Having…
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Newbie here! LCW – advice please!
Hi everyone! Long time lurker, first-time poster to this fabulous Scope forum. Before anything else, I just want to say thank you so much for all the work you do! So, I have Cerebral Palsy and as a result, chronic tendonitis and chronic neurological fatigue that has made moving around almost impossible these days. I used…
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Working from home request
Hi I currently work 2 full days per week. In my contract this should be one day from home and one day in the office. I suffer with chronic pain so my employer has been allowing me to work from home ongoing until I am in less pain and able to go in to the office. The thing is, I don’t see my pain improving any time soon. I…
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Returning to work
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could share some advice. I'm currently on pip and LWCRA pip enhanced. I have been on this for over a year. I'm returning back to work. My rent is 1050 which housing pay for. I will be potentially returning back to work on the 1st April. I will obviously not be entitled to the enhanced mobility…
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My chair was taken, should I complain?
I have a disability that affects my mobility and causes alot of pain I work in an office and I had to repeatedly ask for a chair with arm rests to support my upper back and offer stability when sitting and getting up. After a few months a chair was found, nothing special just an office chair with arms. One day a week a new…
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Looking for Full Time - Permanent Remote/ Work From Home Jobs
Hi all I am trying to find Work From Home (Remote working jobs. Where can I start looking? I have looked on Indeed and Reed Any other suggestions?
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Access to work for Hybrid Job and Autism
Hi everyone. I have been recently diagnosed as autistic. I have especially been struggling more recently in work with social communication issues and have had reasonable adjustments to work from home 2 days a week as otherwise I have continous shutdowns from being overwhelmed in the office which has led to a few burnouts…
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Health issue put on work WhatsApp group
The reason for me being off work sick was put on our works WhatsApp group. This happened in 2022 but I've not been well enough since to find out if they have breeched any confidentiality rules. I no longer work for the company but I still have the chats as proof. The information given out was for an ankle injury and it…
