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Proving I have disabilities during Employment Tribunal
Hi and I hope you are as well as can be. Myself and 5 colleagues have jointly applied to Employment Tribunal due to discrimination including disability discrimination and harassment and victimisation since submitting grievances. My employers legal representative has stated: Rheumatoid Arthritis - the Respondent (my…
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Dealing with Employer Retaliation During Tribunal – Disability Discrimination
I’m currently in the middle of an Employment Tribunal process against a large employer and experiencing significant retaliation and hostility from them as things progress. Instead of handling my grievance fairly, they’ve ramped up their aggression, blocking access to key information, dragging things out, and making the…
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Transitioning from reduced capability for work to part time work
Hi guys. I am looking for advice and/or to hear other's experiences of transitioning from not being able to work/receiving benefits to being able to do part time. I have a chronic illness which fortunately (with treatment) seems to have improved and I am at a point where I am starting to do some things to get prepared for…
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Ways to simplify admin for Access to Work Claims for Self Employed
Hello, My first post here. I am recently self employed working ad-hoc hours and 3 types of roles approved to support me. (support worker, communication support worker and driver that are self employed) I am new to Access to work. I am struggling with filling the claims through the tedious online claims portal and preparing…
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Ill Health Retirement
Hi I have worked for the Council for 28 years I have recently been off sick for 7 months with a work related illness. I am attending a Stage 4 meeting which states I am being put forward for dismissal/capability. I have completed the ill health retirement form and they have wrote to my GP for more information The…
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Hi, my name is mackay1410! Employer wants to fire me, any advice please?
I am being treated for epilepsy at the moment. I also have a long history of anxiety and depression. I have been off work sick for nearly a year. No SSP or any funds from my employer. They want to fire me. I am airline cabin crew and I want to take ill health early retirement. Any advice or recommendations please? Thank…
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Advice on given cutting hours .
I would like some advice on leaving a job due to health deteriorating. I am not managing working full time .
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Legal Rights
Can you please advice as I have bee offered a Permanent job as a Reception with NHS. But I had a very bad fall whilst on holiday in Kenya in December 2024 and fractured my lower back and I was meant to start my job on 3rd March 2025. what if I struggle to do my job please advise Hello my name is Shruti I am 59 years of age…
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Narrowly escaped Restart after first meeting
I am awaiting outcome of WCA and PIP for mental health (ADHD, C-PTSD, GAD, Depression, Hoarding). I have been on fit notes since October '24. I was referred to Restart by UC advisor (not my usual nice lady) and had the warm handover 3 way call last Thursday, a welcome call from Restart advisor on Friday, then attended a…
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Hi, my name is soapy100! What can I use my transitional employer support grant for?
New on here to find out what I can use my grant for
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Feeling stuck
I had a stroke about 10 years ago, I was early 40’s at the time, it left me with left side weakness, this has slowly got worse, my balance is dreadful, I work outdoors as I was never very educated, although I wouldn’t say thick, but I’m looking for a remote job now but I don’t know where to start? I can’t claim benefits as…
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Supporting my son in the jobs market
My son has CFS/ME and in his early 20s and I am looking for any advice to support him in the jobs market as he cannot manage a 9 to 5 five days a week schedule.
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Voluntary work and esa
hi all Does anyone do voluntary work and get esa? What are the rules?
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Am I overreacting?
Am I overreacting? I work 30 hours over 4 days. I have a Friday as my non work day and then the weekend. I need the 3 days to give me time to rest and recover. A few weeks ago there was an online meeting with my team (there are 8 of us). A question was raised about "part-timers" and if they should be entitled to the same…
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Hi, my name is Enduring_Rogue! Does anyone have experience with Maximus Restart in Sheffield?
I found this community while searching for info about Restart scheme and Work Capability Assessments. 1. I am awaiting a decision on my PIP claim 2. I am unemployed since August '24, on Fit Notes since mid Oct '24. 3. I was sent the WCA questionnaire (UC50) last week and taking my time filling it in. 4. Had a "warm…
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Access to Work and zero hours contract
Dear all, I have Limited Capability for Work currently (Re-assessed Nov 2024) - which I agree with and was grateful to get. I have found myself work - a very, very part-time zero hours contract which I started also in Nov 2024 and continue to do. It is face to face work and my chronic pain causes me difficulty on the…
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Requested reasonable adjustment - got discharged.
Hi all, Two questions for you. One - Has anyone ever been discharged from an NHS service, simply for asking for a reasonable adjustment? If so, what was your experience and did you manage to sort it out/get the treatment you needed. Two - Can anyone who's had to challenge the failure to provide a reasonable adjustment tell…
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Jobs for people with knee osteoarthritis
Hello everyone, I have a family member (48F) who has a Masters in Biochemistry (from 1997 in India) and is working as a Science Technician in a secondary school over the last decade. She is a valued member of the team and she is very proactive and hardworking. Unfortunately, she has been diagnosed with moderate to severe…
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Starting a business on limited capability for work
Hi I would like to start up my own business again. I am on limited capability for work. Has anyone done this? I'm worried I will loose everything I get, which would make starting a business impossible.
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**** 😱😳😡
I resigned from my job with Progressive Care the end of December 2024. When I got the job (November 23) I signed a 2 year contract, but would be unable to work the 38.5 full time hours pw, as I had MS. I commenced the position working 25 hrs per week. The job entailed watching families 24/7 over CCTV while they were on a…
