Reasonable adjustments

Katie21
Katie21 Community Member Posts: 27 Contributor
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A few weeks ago a colleague put my chair away “tidying up” “health and safety hazard” they said.
They’ve never “liked” me but since the “chair” situation I’ve barely been spoken too. And the chair is out the cupboard and stays out (I was getting it out each day) but now it’s facing the sink or wall. The individual must think I’m stupid.
Problem is I can’t prove it’s discrimination 🤦🏼‍♀️

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  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 482 Pioneering

    you should force a conversation with them to ask them why're they doing it, and get them to stop. if not report it to your manager/HR.

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 2,104 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/146319/reasonable-adjustments

    Call me cynical if you like but I've been saying for years that reasonable adjustments are open to interpretation at the employer's discretion, which is almost never in the interests of the employee.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,541 Online Community Team

    Sorry to hear that @Katie21. Are your managers supportive? As Stellar mentioned, it may be worth having a talk with them or HR if this keeps happening

  • Katie21
    Katie21 Community Member Posts: 27 Contributor

    @Stellar And @Rosie_Scope To be fair my boss is nice but with niceness comes a dislike for confrontation. Think they feel their hands are tied. Because even though I’ve logged things from the past 2 years some of it just sounds petty and therefore woolly.

    I feel the same @SheffieldMan1976 Half the time don’t know what to ask for, I thought a chair would help the pain (waiting on medical procedures), I also use pain relief.

    This is we where our generation need to influence education specifically for disabled children to help them understand what these things mean and how to “adult” with a disability

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