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Access to work doesn't make sense
Hey all, Posting this in here for some advice or to know if I'm barking up the wrong tree. Anyway, sadly, I have a incurable condition (FSHD) that seems to get worse every year. I currently use an NHS supplied carbon fibre split - a AFO for short. But due to my weakness travelling up my leg they just don't work the same.…
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Struggling with Micromanagement and Lack of Understanding of My Condition at Work
I wanted to share something that’s been going on at my workplace recently, and I’m hoping to get some advice or just to hear from others who might be in a similar situation. We’ve recently had a new store manager who seems to micromanage every department, and it’s causing a lot of frustration among the staff. In the Dotcom…
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Access To Work - Current Claim Timescales What's Happening?
Afternoon all, Happy working man here, but with limited vision so I'm gratefully able to claim access to work to get into the office once or twice a week to meet with colleagues. However, of late, say the past four months, the timescales for claims is greater than the submission intervals & seems to be growing. For…
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New Research Released on Workplace Reasonable Adjustments
From Disability Rights UK Lack of reasonable adjustments in the workplace are “holding Disabled people back” at work, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned in a new report. The TUC report entitled “Disabled workers’ access to reasonable adjustments”, surveyed 1,000 Disabled workers and asked them to share their…
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Job Search
Hi all Cananyone help me find a part time job, a minimum of 12 Hours a week it could be anything like Customer Services Face to Face, Receptionist, or shop work as long as it is wheelchair friendly it needs to be somewhere I can drive to which is local
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Caseworker looking for brief work placement for student interested in game design
Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here, so I'm sorry if I'm doing anything wrong. I am a caseworker looking for a brief work placement for a girl in Kingston-Upon-Thames in her late teens who is very interested in game design. She is very sociable, intelligent, hardworking, and tenacious, but she has…
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Hi, my name is Pugsley2169! Not feeling able to continue to work, what comes next?
I was diagnosed with Pulmonary fibrosis 2 yrs ago, my condition has worsened over the last 12 months to the point where I no longer feel capable of continuing to work. Just seeking advice as to how to go about this TThanks In advance
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BUSINESS MENTORING FOR THE DISABLED
Hi Folks As you know it can be very difficult to get paid employment if you are a disabled person. Therefore I am thinking of starting up a business. Are you aware of any business mentors specifically for disabled people? Thanks
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Permitted work
Hi, hoping someone can guide me please. I will be completing a pw1 form for my son. Does anyone know how you record a royalty payment in the section of monthly income after tax. We won’t know how much after tax it would be till he pays his tax bill later in the year if there is tax to pay. My sister is going to sort out…
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Re anxiety at work
Hi, I just wanted to share how things were going at work regarding my anxiety. The anxiety has reduced a lot now since my last post but I struggle with social anxiety quite a bit as I struggle to talk to people and go towards them to ask for help instead of calling them out loud. I also struggle to initiate conversations,…
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Forced Reduced Hours
Hello everyone, I have 3 longterm health conditions and I currently work 28.75hrs a week. However, in recent months my conditions have deteriorated and ive been struggling at work and at home for sometime. I have raised my concerns with my employer and at that point they were supportive and arranged an appointment with…
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work - Disability
Hi all, i'm struggling to find an answer to my question, so I just thought I would try asking you kind people. So basically, I have recently become disabled. Briefly explaining, this is ataxia - a neurological condition characterized by loss of fine motor control - and as such I struggle with walking (day to day, i use a…
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Back to Work - with any luck
I intend to take up the governments kind offer of finding all lazy disabled UK residents suitable full-time work…. I am 62 years old and had a near fatal accident 35 years ago - I worked full time until 15 years ago and part time until 5 years ago. I have absolutely no idea what they will suggest – having been a Civil…
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The admin of being disabled
Sorry this is just a little rant but like i feel like no one ever talks about the admin of being disabled and honestly **** exausting. Like tell me why i have to spend hours and hours applying for benefits and asking for accommodations and checking for accessibility to just exist and be alive in this world - its so…
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Job offer being reconsidered
Hi, I was offered a job last week (subject to references) and today I received a phone call to say that they are reconsidering the offer, as both referees mentioned me taking extended sick leave. I have had M.E and fibromyalgia for over 30 years. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, so had to take time off to complete my…
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Support for disabled people starting self employment and government change worries
Hi, I've been on pip and ESA contributions based in the support group for around 5yrs. I have POTS, EDS, Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, hidradenitis suppiritiva, bladder and bowel incontinence and heating loss and these lovely conditions also leave me with lots of other symptomatic conditions caused by them as they…
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working 14 hours a week.
hey, i’m 19 and started a job recently as a carer. i work 14 hours a week. 2 lots of 7 hour shifts so 2 days a week. i really enjoy my job. however my family life is complicated, my mom has terminal cancer and im down as her carer. while she doesn’t need a lot of help and is actually okay do some things her self. certain…
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Discrimination - Advice please if someone can :)
Hi All, I'm so sorry this post is so long, I'm really struggling with my mental health about it all. I worked for a care organisation for 4.5 years. I started in the pandemic. I have had my disability since I was 23 and when I started didn't need adjustments to do my job. However as COVID took hold, I noticed my arthritis…
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Going back into employment
The very though of searching and having a job scares me and I don't know if i'm ready to go back into employment, It's been two decades and more. I'm not sure what i should do, i get really anxious and overwhelmed at job interviews, not know what to expert, and starting anew. I'm in my middle 40s and have not have much…
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Finding work
Hi, my name is Katie. I have had work experience within the NHS as an administrator on the Staff Bank. However, as the NHS are cutting down on Bank staff, I felt it was time to look for more permanent work. I managed to find a permanent job, however, with my experience, they were unable to provide many learning…
