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Asking if a role could be part time
I’ve applied for a full time position but in reality I don’t think I can do it full time due to pain and fatigue from underlying health issues. I found the job advertised too late to ask them about considering part time hours, I applied close to them closing applications. When is the best time to ask about part time hours?…
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Reasonable adjustment employer being awkward
I requested reasonable adjustment of starting 15 minutes earlier to avoid crowds of people at work which impacts on my anxiety employer or the manager involved said no but gave no feasible reason why HR accused me of not understanding how Reasonable adjustments work , upshot is an OH referral will they be legally obliged…
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If you refuse adjustments, can they still dismiss you for capability?
If you refuse reasonable adjustments, can they still dismiss you for capability and that would lead to a payout for this? I am really confused as to what exactly my employer is doing. As I stated today I wouldn’t be returning but yet are seeking to find out what adjustments I would need.
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Going back to work with mobility issues
Hi All, I had to leave my job 3 years ago due to a spinal issue. (was a Distribution Centre Manager in Healthcare). I get the full PIP and New Style ESA currently. However I miss working so much as being sat at home alone most of the day is a lonely existence. I regularly think about how on earth I could go back to work…
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Nervous about work meeting
Nervous about my capability dismissal meeting tomorrow. Hoping I can get a job in the future :(
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Hi everyone. I saw my adviser at my local job centre earlier
she's referring me to the course that my fiance was on, which is called the work health programme. She's given me a leaflet to to read. It's the same course that my fiance did and they helped him to get a job. She said that they can help me to get a job and keep it. She also apologised to me n my for my appointment being…
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I'm reaching out for employment advice for accounting
Hello to anyone that listens, I'm Shuv and I'm reaching out for employment advice for accounting.
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Extremely nervous about work meeting
I have a work meeting this week in which I could be dismissed for capability based on my non epileptic seizures and mental health issues. I am petrified of going to the meeting and I’m already struggling to sleep and motivate myself. I’m waking up every day jittery and panicky. I’ve been off work for nearly two years now…
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Been invited to Job centre
Hi all I am LCWRA and about to lose my job but been super worried about my future. So I have been in regular contact with job centre about future opportunities to get back into work with my health conditions. The DEA has invited me to a health fair to see IPES. Should I be worried?
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For to buy a new phone today as my other one stopped working last night
I'd only had my phone just over 7 months and it decided to stop working. Now I'm hoping to be able to get a decent-ish one for now though that'll do me until my fiance gets his wages from work next month. Unfortunately the shop where I bought my phone from won't be able to do anything with it as the back is smashed as I'd…
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How can I tell my work coach that I've seen a training course, and that I have diabetes?
I am wondering how to tell her that I have seen a training course for Health care assistants at my local hospital, but I'm not sure how to go about it. I am also wondering if I should tell her about my diabetes or not.
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Wanting to start work
Hi. I’m currently on universal credit and I have 1 child. I’m deemed not fit for work, I get the lcw but not the lcwra. I’m thinking of going to work part time regardless of it deteriorating my health as I’m struggling to meet ends meet. How much universal credit will I loose by working? Most local cleaning jobs are less…
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Finally got a start date
Finally got a start date for my new job. It is a zero hour contract, all I know is I have asked for up to 25 hours as I cannot work full time. Some weeks I may have more hours of work than others. Do I inform both ESA and Universal Credit or just one of them?
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Hi, my name is conners! I've got a problem at work
I’ve got a problem at work who know I have anxiety and panic attacks, so there has been an atmosphere at work with my department and my boss so have been anxious.other day my boss put something on social media about me so I walked out of work as my stress levels were sky high. I emailed them to say how I felt,that night I…
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Job offer withdrawn 🥺
Hi, can anyone help or offer any advice. Sorry if the post is long 🤦🏼♀️ So I was successful in getting my dream job as a teaching assistant in my dream school. Was offered the job verbally pending dbs and references.this was a month ago. I put two references my most recent deputy head and my previous deputy head. (I…
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Going back to work. What happens to benefits?
If I did decide to go back to work after my meeting tomorrow what would happen to my benefits? would I lose them. Would I be able to reclaim them quickly or not
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At home work for 17 year old
I badly need a at home job anyone one know anyone that can help me
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Nervous about work meeting
Hello, I know I’ve continually posted. I have depression, anxiety and functional neurological disorder / non epileptic attack disorder. But I can’t help but feeling nervous about my capability meeting. I’ve always struggled with my anxiety and low mood but it was ten times worse following my FND / NEAD diagnosis. But I…
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So upset about treatment at work
Hi everyone. My name is Egalite22 and I'm new to the forum. I moved 2.5 hours drive away from all my family and friends to start my 'dream job'. I was only 2 months and 19 days into the job when I had a haemorrhage stroke. I was off work for 3 months and then back on reduced hours. I feel like I am being treated like…
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Made redundant
I have suffered from social anxiety disorder for as long as I can remember. My earliest memory is being dropped off at nursery and crying my eyes out at being left with a group of people I didn’t know. This feeling has never left me in social situations. Because of my social anxiety, I find passing interviews extremely…
