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Workplace pension
I’m highly unlikely to be able to do any form of work in the future. I can have this confirmed by medical professionals. I have contributed to a workplace pension for 16 years, I’m 44 this year. Can I take my pension early?
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IHR - PILON and pension start date?
Hi everyone I’m wondering if anyone has experience of going through IHR and can help with two questions relating to my notice period - and notice pay - and save me the expense of an employment law solicitor when I’m on nil pay and struggling financially. I’ve given up on my union and I’ve had better advice from this forum…
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Hi, my name is PIJ9911! Does anyone have any success stories about employment discrimination?
hello does anyone have any success stories about employment discrimination for neurodiversity and mental health? I have ADHD, anxiety and depression and complex PTSD
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BAG TO TAKE TO WORK
Hi Folks I need a new bag to take to work. I need to carry my laptop, sandwiches and a note pad in the bag. Can someone suggest any styles which are easy to carry and handle? Thank You
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Diabetes and autism discrimination, adjustments being flat out ignored
Hello. I need some help, I will try and keep this as short and sweet as I can. I am on probation, I have worked at a dental contact centre for 3 months. This company has breached its contract in many ways, but I will try to list the stuff that is ONLY relevant to my disabilities. I am type 1 diabetic, and my control has…
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Hi, my name is Kelmot75! Is it better to accept redundancy or finish work on medical reasonings?
I work in customer service as a cashier on a seated,belted till. My manager told us all they need to loose hours and my till will no longer need someone sat at it all the time, so my job is going also another lady is also disabled works the days shifts that I dont work so I was wondering due to my boss saying they will…
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Help with employment and fully remote work
Hello! A bit of a depressing first post but I am coming up to my final year in university and trying to search for potential jobs to no avail. Due to learning difficulties, seizures, and my autism I can’t function in a fast paced working environment and can’t handle money even with assistance. I tried out an aptitude test…
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Carers Personal Budget - Payment Issues
Good morning all, I had my annual Carers Assessment a few month back. I received the payment advice from the council, and when no payment was received I phoned my Carers Manager to chase up. Turns out she wrote my account number incorrectly on the form, and she’s now having issues correcting it. No idea what these issues…
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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…
