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Workplace stress
I think I know what I should do o so removed this post.
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Inability to secure a part time job.
Hello My name is Prince, 43 years old, wheelchair user and a student (MSc) in one of the Universities in the North East-England. I have over 12 years of banking experience before coming to UK. I attended couple of interviews recently in customer service and some administrative roles-my area of core competence but the…
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Hi, my name is KHarris86! would love to set up my own business
Hi all, I'm looking for some help and direction. I've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia for 2yrs, but suffered for 8yrs now. I'm a horse person (mostly non ridden due to the pain in my hip) and would love to set up my own business of teaching others how to care/school their horses (the equine world is so toxic, nobody…
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DWP expenses self employed
Hi. I'm an artist with autism who is on UC whilst self employed. Some months I have made a loss some a slight profit. I recently got a business loan that will cover my studio rental for 6 months only. This month I paid my first rent and deposit of 2 × £800. This month I have sold really well and want to put another 2 x…
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Hi, my name is racket! lost my job last week due to capability ill health.
hello all. new to the community. lost my job last week due to capability ill health.
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Those tricky Job specs- disabled and how to answer?
Hi all? I have a physical disability and looking at applying for a different part time job This one is in a museum, an education organiser type role, involving lots of communication, office based and school based work. The job is not a role that is highly highly physical ( ie not a fork lift truck driver!) But then…
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Access to Work
Can I ask if any of you have had support from Access to Work, how long did it take for the support to start after you had the assessment? I'm 8 weeks on from mine but my employer hasn't approved the support yet and my Access to Work case manager is not replying to me so I don't know whether the support is still available…
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Advice for working on benefits
Me and my partner claim UC, I get p.I.p and lcwra. We also have a 12 year old child. My partner is looking for part time work because of my needs but UC are saying he has to do full time. Is there anything we can do to prove he can only do part time? I only get the mobility side of p.I.p, I was 2 points off qualifying for…
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Looking for work
Ive been an administrator for the last 16 years, its a very stressful role involving accounts, exports and a variety of other jobs throughout the day. It's also a very early am start. It's becoming too difficult to carry on and I'm currently in the process of applying for ESA. If I'm placed in the support group I would…
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Things must change?
In looking at the way in which we look for work and the "advances" that the job centre has compared to when I was looking for a job, have thing got better? I don't really think so, since in the "olden days" as my grand son says, I would go to the job centre to sign on and you would be asked to if you were looking for work…
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Medical for work accident claim
Good morning everyone I hope your all good. Off to London tomorrow afternoon my husband has his medical relating to accident at work he had 3 years ago. It's taken long time to get here. My husband was working and he was stood on top of ladder passing items to guy in loft. The ladder gave way and he fell 12 ft landing on…
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Free prescriptions and free dental care as type 2 diabetic?
hiya all on scope i am just wondering if i am type 2 diebetic will i be entitled to free prescriptions and also free dental care, baring in mind i am in full time employment .? thankyou in advance.
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how do you handle networking and related anxiety?
see title. i have a lot of anxiety with netowrking and communicating with others in a professional / workplace context. i've had issues in the past struggling to communicate and understanding boundaries and i've been punished as a result. i think part of my issues relate to the fact i don't really have a direction with…
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Finding work
Can anyone point me in the right direction to find a suitable part time job. I don't know where to start. Indeed is the only place I know to look and they have nothing. I really want to do something, I'm only 41. I want a bit of normality in my life but not over do things so I become unwell. I'm reluctant to do voluntary…
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Support for self employed person with dyscalculia
Hello, I am looking for advice around how to manage my finances as a self employed disabled person with dyscalculia. I need someone to go through with me how much money to keep aside for tax returns, how to do them accurately etc. This is my first month/year earning enough to actually have to pay tax, NI and student loans,…
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Congrats to poppy123456 - 40,000
An amazing feat, amazing helpful advice. Well done. :)
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BBC Sport Open Day Salford for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent
At 10am Friday 24 March 2023,
BBC Sport will be hosting an open day at their Salford HQ for disabled people
to explore future opportunities available across the organisation. The open day
will include an expert panel, where speakers from BBC Sport’s sports journalism
and production teams will talk about new roles in…
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Occ Health has own very restricted definition of ‘disability’ - is this legal?
OK. So, I’m going back to work tomorrow after a 9-week absence due to depression and anxiety, which I was diagnosed with in 2003, and I’m facing an Absence Review meeting at some point in the near future. However, first I had a referral to Occupational Health, which was earlier this afternoon (by phone). The advisor was…
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Proof of right to work
Hi So, I am looking for work, and a friend has told me that I'll need documents to prove I have a right to work. Because I've been out of work long term, I don't have a P45. I have a passport (expired) and my birth certificate, but am I right in thinking that in place of the P45 I will need some form of proof of the…
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PTSD and work
Hello I'm wondering if anyone has experience of work not follow Occupational Health advice? I've submitted a grievance but they've said they won't consider all of my grievance including a recommendation from OH that would enable me to be in work. They also won't allow Access to Work support I've been offered. I've been…
