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unfair dismissal due to disability and health

hi guys, I worked for my company for 5 years, i started getting ill may 2019 with mainly my mental health, bowel and bladder problems, I also have ankylosing spondylitis which i declared when i started as well as mobility issues.
I tried to go back several times and failed - i just got ill again after a couple of weeks. The company tried to make reasonable adjustments, phased return etc but I was constantly signed off by my dr.
I got furloughed in April then in May out the blue got a call to say i was redundant and received redundancy pay. I had no consultation about this etc and it came as a shock as only two weeks before the phone call they were asking me to go back while the office was closed to do Admin.
I did have an occ health medical in January, she said to try and go back once more, which I did and i was too ill to be there. I think with my fluctuating conditions the company deemed me as unreliable.
Do you think i should pursue this as unfair dismissal?? I have an ACAS certificate ready for the ET1.
Thanks for any advice you can offer
I tried to go back several times and failed - i just got ill again after a couple of weeks. The company tried to make reasonable adjustments, phased return etc but I was constantly signed off by my dr.
I got furloughed in April then in May out the blue got a call to say i was redundant and received redundancy pay. I had no consultation about this etc and it came as a shock as only two weeks before the phone call they were asking me to go back while the office was closed to do Admin.
I did have an occ health medical in January, she said to try and go back once more, which I did and i was too ill to be there. I think with my fluctuating conditions the company deemed me as unreliable.
Do you think i should pursue this as unfair dismissal?? I have an ACAS certificate ready for the ET1.
Thanks for any advice you can offer
Replies
First of all you should have been consulted about redundancy and given notice length of consultation depends on how many people involved
Has anyone else been made redundant, what was reason for it etc has company gone bust or downsized
It could be unfair dismissal depending on lots of circumstances but redundancy is a fair reason for dismissal
Contact ACAS for more advice they have good website with lots info on
Happy to answer other questions you may have
If you have good evidence and feel reason was down to your disability then keep up the fight
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