Advice and guidance needed: ill health retirement and disability discrimina

raggedtrousers
raggedtrousers Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
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hello all, just looking for some advice. I am in a really tricky situation where I am being discriminated at work due to my disabilities. The employment tribunal process is proving really challenging and my employer has mooted the idea of ill health retirement. I don’t know what to do and would welcome any advice. I’ve paid into the lgps for 30 years.

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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 4,040 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @raggedtrousers and a warm welcome to the community from me!

    I know some members have gone through this process themselves so hopefully they will see the title of this discussion soon and share their experience and give some support.

    It may be worth contacting ACAS for more information as well if you haven't already.

    It's lovely to have you here and I hope you enjoy your time on the community😊

  • Bydand
    Bydand Online Community Member Posts: 259 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/144278/advice-and-guidance-needed-ill-health-retirement-and-disability-discrimina

    Hi, sorry to hear about the discrimination at work. I can well imagine the tribunal process being challenging but it’s not something I know much about and would be hesitant in offering advice.

    However with respect to IHR , I do know a little about the processes involved so feel free to ask questions about that at any time.

    IHR isn’t something that should be rushed into and isn’t something an employer can force you into applying for. They may have discussions about it certainly but the decision to apply is yours alone and only once you have a good working knowledge of what’s involved and your likely chance of success.

    Most IHR applications tend to follow a similar pattern, which are periods of sick, usually long periods of being ill and unable to attend work, Occupational health contact, numerous back to work plans, and the exhaustion of all reasonable adjustments. It would be with OH agreement that you would likely meet the criteria for IHR , which they would report back to your employer on and the process would then start from that point should you wish to go down that route

    Initially there are far too many points to go into about criteria etc so my advice would be to get both a copy of your employers abscence management policy along with a copy of your specific pension policy. Both should have sections about IHR.

    It may be that IHR will not apply to you at all or is not something you want to do, but as you’re employer has brought it up I think it would benefit you to at least have a working knowledge of the policies just in case conversations come up again, at least you would be in a better place to respond or ask questions.

    Never accept that your employer has your best interest at heart. Dont make things personal but be proactive in getting the best outcome for you and your situation.

    Take it easy and reach out ref any IHR questions.

    Scott

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