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Do any Accountancy firms offer a service that supports Adults with Autism who are self employed?
Hi ! My son who has Autism (aged 24) has started as a self employed gardener in the local community, cycles to work daily on weekdays to cut grass/general garden maintenance etc. His customers are mainly elderly people who can no longer manage the garden or younger professionals who are "time poor". It's going well !! and…
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Navigating a career when on the spectrum
I'd like to draw community member's attention to a new book
that shows first-hand insights and gives practical advice to those who are
navigating a career and are on the spectrum. It's called "Somewhere on
the Spectrum...: Once Upon a Business" by John Leonard Hart III. John has been diagnosed with Asperger's and is a…
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Attended my first workshop today
I found it OK and I was able to understand what the trainer was saying and was also to keep up with the trainer too. The trainer herself was really nice and friendly and asked me and this guy (there were supposed to be 5 of us on the workshop, but only 2 of us turned up) questions, but she gave us time to answer them. She…
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Access to work assessment
I had an access to work assessment who recommended 1 day maximum at work, yet my employer is ignoring and asking me to cover 2 days when colleagues are on leave?
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Work fitness assessment and occ health, income protection
Hi if anyone has any knowledge or experience that could help me I’d be really grateful. I’m in a complicated and difficult situation with my health and work and recent things have happened and I have no clue how to deal with them or what any processes involve. So brief background; I’ve been signed off sick for 4-5 years,…
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employment Tribunal List of Documents
Hi, Can anyone advise. I've got to prepare a list if documents to show to the respondrnt. These documents are what I am to rely on as evidence eg HR records, payslips, contract. But...to help tribunal understand the condition, capeability what occupational health intervention is expected to do for the employer, the…
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Looking at ill health termination. Would I be entitled to payout? Will it affect my pension?
Hi need some advice been off long term sick with a injury,company won't and dont want to make any changes which would be difficult in my community care post as senior support staff working with complex disability and mental health issues in the community for mixed age groups. Only worked 10 months in the last 3 due to…
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GP wants letter from employer confirming absence?
I’ve been off work long term since May 2022 and have been getting regular sick notes. Never had an issue until I picked up my latest sick note on Tuesday and there was a message saying I needed to book an appointment to discuss it. Figured it was just to see how I was getting on. However, the GP actually wanted to request…
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Working from abroad
I’m looking at possible return to work, and I’m thinking I might have to live with family members for support with daily tasks. Unfortunately my family are all abroad. Does anyone know whether it’s possible to work remotely from abroad, does anyone know I have experience HR having allowed this as a reasonable adjustment.…
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Hi, I'm lizzie8! I have MTD and work in a customer based role
I have MTD and I work for subway, very customer based and have not a voice for a week now think staff are getting a bit annoyed as I need a voice as part of my job any advice as I can't work from home
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Extra earnings
Hi, I am a carer of a child with disabilities. I have worked part time but he is a little older now and I'm doing a course so I can do some freelance work from home and earn some extra money. I'm on legacy benefits currently. My issue is that once I start freelance the money I get will be irregular and not a fixed salary.…
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Hi
Hi my name is Charmaine I have a learning disability and learning difficulties. I volunteer at scope shop but would love to do so training or a course to do be assistance at a shop like scope have you do anything like that
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Long absence history and getting job in future
I’m having a really low day today. Reading and seeing things only makes me worse. I have a long absence history now due to my conditions. I am worried I’ll never be able to work ever again and no employer will ever take me on. It’s playing hard into my mentality that life without a job = the end. There must be some way in…
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Hi, my name is Ant1no_dec! Failure to make reasonable adjustments
New here, just wondering if anyone has good knowledge on disability discrimination mainly failure to make reasonable adjustments?
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Reasonable adjustments
I have MS and have asked for home working during the afternoons as a reasonable adjustment to help manage fatigue. My employer has offered a trial on 1 afternoon a week only. Any advice on how to react to this? Currently signed off work following a fall at work. Previously wfh on multiple ad hoc occasions and during…
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Hi my name is Menieres7! I'm overwhelmed with what I need to do now I've been retired for ill health
Hello all I'm overwhelmed with what I need to do, now that I have been retired from my job due to ill health.
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Hi everyone
I attended the card factory information day on Wednesday. It was OK, but I hated it when the man who was running the session (he was covering for a colleague who was off sick) put me on the spot when he assumed that I'd worked before and I told him that I'd never worked before as I was in college for about 2 and a half…
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Hi, I'm Misschatterbox! My son was let go as they said he was too slow. Is this discrimination?
my son was working for an agency. He informed them of his needs, cerebral palsy, adhd ,asd. they let him go as they said he was too slow. He is devastated. Is this discrimination?
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Hi, my name is squinns1! Ill health retirement advice?
Hi I will try to be brief but my situation is rather complicated I have Stage 4 endometriosis poor gut motility and unfortunately caught covid at work in the hospital and have long covid I've been off work since December 2021. I was going to ask for ill health retirement however I battled and thought I might be able to…
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Hi everyone
Although I am looking forward to tomorrow, I am worried about going to the open day for a card shop as I am worried that my asthma will make an unwelcome appearance as likes to do, but when it does that it takes me ages to regain control of my breathing. Does anyone have any advice on the best way to keep my asthma in…
