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Ill Health or medical retirement.
Hi there has anyone been forced to apply for Ill health or medical retirement. If so how did you find the process? What tier or type did you get and what was your condition. Any hints and tips my health has degenerated over the last 5 years and in August 21 I could no longer work so have been off. There is no expected fix…
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Finished my workshops earlier this month and had a very busy week last week
Hiya everyone, I finally finished my workshops earlier this month and had a very busy week last week. My favourite day was last Thursday as I got to go to and visit my middle niece's special school as they had their first Christmas fair since covid. I bought my mum a glass bottle with little fairy lights in it as I'd asked…
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Disclosing autism to employers or disabilities
I start a new job on Monday the 12th December 2022 and haven't told them I have autism in case it affects my job what would other people do
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Esa/holiday leaving pay
Hi I've been on the sick since September 2021 with my back. Had surgery in February but unfortunately I can't return to work. I resigned today and my manager told me they have to pay my outstanding holidays. I'm wondering this will affect my esa as I'm in a support group. Can anyone help me please?
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Mother told she’ll be made to go back into the workforce in spite of several degenerative illnesses.
Hi, As above my mother has been contacted by the DWP and has been told that she will be made to go back into the workforce in spite of having numerous degenerative illnesses. She can barely walk, cannot use her hands due to Raynaud’s disease, suffers from frequent TIA’s, has had tow heart attacks over the last 18 months, I…
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Ideas for self employed for son who has ds
Hi my son who is 27 has been volunteering in charity shops since leaving college. Shops close, colleagues leaves and I'm worried he not moving on with skills and also no social life at all. So I want to start a business that obviously makes money but more about having my son and others in his position some training and…
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Benefits self employment
Hey, I posted recently about self employment on ESA and what I would need to do. I'm not sure which category I'm in, I think it's income based as opposed to contribution. I wonder if anyone can advise, assuming I fall within the hours/income levels stipulated by the dwp, will I still remain on income based or will I switch…
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Going back to work - with health conditions and disability
Hello all, In a bit of a dilemma, I have been out of work since 2012 when I left a good position at the NHS due to my health. Struggled like many to get ESA & DLA then PIP. Been through hell with the DWP with fake assessments etc like many others. I get ESA IR and Enhanced PIP (Both), small pension NHS 238.00 a month ...…
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Am I being treated fairly as a disabled employee?
I have been disabled for over 12 years. I work for a company that has an Income Protection Scheme in place where 50% of my annual salary will continue to be paid to me whilst I am ill and unable to work. This is paid up to my retirement age of 67. I am aware that I am fortunate to have this in place. I was put on the…
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Jobs
Hi! I'm a seventeen year old with spina bifida and I use a wheelchair to get around most of the time.I'm currently looking for a job that is in my abilities and accommodating for wheelchair users. does anyone have any recommendation?
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workplace reasonable adjustments
In short, got a job in a school (school ran by local council so local authority), occupational health cleared me eventually given that I would have a couple of reasonable adjustments which the school were happy to provide (to list a couple theyre all along the lines of a chair so I can sit when working, not to be placed on…
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A disabled council worker who was "humiliated" by a boss wins compensation.
Seeing the BBC headline this morning made me think, 2022 and it still goes on! Will people ever be educated enough to understand we all have different needs.
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Can my employer force me to work overtime?
Hello all, I would like to know whether my employer can make me work late all the time - like every day. I work for a bus company driving buses, but every day I am ordered to finish late - usually around 10 minutes or more. I even have my lunch breaks cut short. Are they allowed to order me to finish work late? Are there…
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EX DWP.
I was diagnosed with diabetes and some mental health illness such as adhd and ptsd while I was on a fix term contract with the dwp. They gave me a warning due to time off even though letters and doctors notes were provided. This was in July 2022. I couldn't apply for a permanent job and they knew this would happen to me.…
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Hi, my name is Manoby69! Hoping to find helpful advice for unfair dismissal
Hoping to find helpful advice in my 4 year battle at the employment tribunal for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments (to which I have just resulted in my favour 😀)but judgement is not looking right to me ? Anyway enough of me and I am hoping to help anyone (if I can) be…
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It is an unreasonable request?
Apologies for the lengthy post. I've made a request at work to reduce my hours due to stress/anxiety and also safety concerns. I have a 90minute - 2 hour commute to work to do a 12 hour shift and the times I finish (early hours of the morning) mean public transport is not available so my only option is to drive. On a few…
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How can Civil Service Pensions treat staff so badly
I am totally stressed from the day I had yesterday. I completed all paperwork asked of me to get my pension into payment at the end of November. I did this in mid October and even had a letter telling me they had all the info they needed. On 17/11 out of the blue came an e-mail telling me I had not completed an options…
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Hi, my name is nebulrwas! at work i am being accused of being lazy and a shirker
hi, are there any others out there who have been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.
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Hi, my name is Tiggs007! Looking for info around ill health retirement.
hello hello, I have just joined and came across this site for information about I’ll health retirement
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Leaving work due to ill health
Please could I get some advise on where to start.
