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Finding new job with significant absence history
In May 2021 I changed jobs due to Covid. I went into a temporary lab assistant position which I hated. Four weeks in, I developed severe bronchitis which took over a month to clear. During this time sick I realised I hated the job and quit with immediate effect in June. I then had a period of unemployment until November…
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Ill-health Retirement Advice NHS employee
Hello All, just joined and looking for advice please. I’m 55 and have worked for the NHS for 33 years. I have been in the NHS pension scheme for the same amount of time. I have generalised degenerative osteoarthritis and have had a hip replacement and two knee replacements within the last 4 years. These have helped with my…
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Reasonable adjustment request and other employment query
Hi, can anyone tell me please if an employer is allowed to assess if your disability is having a negative impact on your ability to do your job. I have recently started a job and been upfront about my disability. In my 4 week probation report my manager has stated that she hasn't as yet been able to determine if my…
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I've seen a trainee healthcare assistant job on the NHS website for my local hospital
The job sounds good, but the only problem is that it's a training course through the hospital, but the shifts are between earlies, mornings evenings and lates and that's what's putting me off applying for the course as I wouldn't feel safe walking home on my own in the dark as knowing my luck I'd finish a night shift…
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Feeling really really annoyed with my local job centre
I was a due to have an appointment this coming Monday with my work coach at my local job centre but for some reason it has been cancelled and then rearranged with no explanation. Hopefully my newest appointment on the 10th of August me n my fiance will get the explanation we deserve as it has upset us both as my work coach…
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Hi, my name is ravenracing! I am suffering from autism and anxiety at work
Hi I am suffering from autism and anxiety working from a different station they want me to go back to my original station I don't feel safe there that is there reasonable adjustment so I am trying to leave the trust on medical retirement but can't get any sense out of hr or oh nobody understands autisim and anxiety can I…
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How to manage workplace anxiety?
see title. i'm still struggling with my workplace anxiety and would really appreicate some advice. It's difficult because advice i'm seeing online is aimed at neurotypicals or only focuses on disability legal advice that i'm already aware of such as reasonable adjustments. this isnt helpful to me because as a disabled…
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Finally had the phone call I was waiting for yesterday
A nice lady rang me from the work and health programme yesterday. She said that they haven't got any appointments until September now so she has booked me for the 7th September @10am to see a lady called Zara. My fiance is coming with me so that he can show me where to go as I have never been before, but he has.
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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…
