Im being massively mistreated by my employer and have now got the union involved, due to discrimination- for example refusing to make reasonable adjustments including phased return after sick leave, and im now thinking I may have a case for tribunal but am still waiting for dx, has anyone else taken their employer to tribunal without dx?
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I have the same sort of problem feel like I am being mistreated by my employer and have now got the union involved also, I was diagnosed with MS and I have now been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I have been off sick from work since mid january, I am worried mine will result in a tribunal, it seems these employers do not understand disability or what people rights are under the equality act 2010 and reasonable adjustments, people who are working on my behalf are saying to me it is what the employer sees as reasonable but what I am reading in the equality act states that employers are supposed to make reasonable adjustments, it is a very big fudge.e
You have my understanding as I know what you are going through.
its about to get worse where I work, the building is currently mostly accessible as we have upstairs offices for another service and ours work on the ground floor. A colleague from upstairs with MS got redeployed downstairs but now they are talking about doing the place up and making all our offices upstairs, which neither she or I can do. I looked into it but a big boss said if we couldnt work there we could work at the other service which has a lift, but it would mean an extra hours travel to and from work every day, which in effect would result in me having to resign. I did get told by the EHRC that work would have to pay to transport me by taxi to the other workplace but my fatigue is so bad I simply cant give up that time. Considering we are social services it seems unbelievable they would do this but it seems they are going ahead. I will take them for every penny I can seeing as they are writing me off at 42, if I can get the union solicitors to take it on.
Good for you deadchick…dont like calling you that!
You sound to have got it worked out and yeh, you would think social services treated their staff better, seeing as we`re the ones they help out at home.
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The name deadchick I created about 10 years ago (I was looking at a photo of a friend who died at 17) when trying to work out an ebay name, all the ones I wanted were taken. Since then, its become the name of a women’s movement, for tattooed women who dress alternatively… which is rather apt because Ive been like that for years!!!
Hi deadchick, Whether you have a dx or not you are covered by the equality act 2010: You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. What ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ mean ‘substantial’ is more than minor or trivial - eg it takes much longer than it usually would to complete a daily task like getting dressed ‘long-term’ means 12 months or more - eg a breathing condition that develops as a result of a lung infection There are special rules about recurring or fluctuating conditions, for example, arthritis. For more details about the special rules download the ‘Equality Act Guidance’. Download ‘Equality Act Guidance’ (PDF, 789KB) Progressive conditions A progressive condition is a condition that gets worse over time. People with progressive conditions can be classed as disabled. However, you automatically meet the disability definition under the Equality Act 2010 from the day you’re diagnosed with HIV infection, cancer or multiple sclerosis. What isn’t counted as a disability Some conditions aren’t covered by the disability definition. These include addiction to non–prescribed drugs or alcohol. To find out about the conditions which aren’t covered, download the ‘Equality Act Guidance’. Download ‘Equality Act Guidance’ (PDF, 789KB) Hope that helps. I’ll post the original page in a sec too. Leah 