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I recently renewed my national security clearance with my employer.. it came through about six weeks later, but a few days after that I got a letter saying that restrictions had been placed upon it: that I should not undertake courier duties and should not be employed in isolated/singleton posts. This, it said, was because I had declared my diabetes. This was explicitly "from a national security perspective" (health and safety was not mentioned). I didn't take it very seriously, as these restrictions' were not relevant to my new job (I'd left one job, but not started a new one). But then my sponsor said I couldn't come on site because of the restrictions, as they had a policy that everyone must have a clear security clearance.
An enquiry to them fid not yield anything useful: the reply just talked about "procedures and guidelines". So I am now looking for another job, but feeling very ****** off. Has this happened to anyone else? It's perhaps worth noting that this firm apparently regard me as disabled (I don't look at it that way), but it seems to be legitimate for the sponsor to discriminate against me anyway (I should add that the sponsor is advised of the restrictions, but not the reason for them.)
Edited to remove employer's details.
An enquiry to them fid not yield anything useful: the reply just talked about "procedures and guidelines". So I am now looking for another job, but feeling very ****** off. Has this happened to anyone else? It's perhaps worth noting that this firm apparently regard me as disabled (I don't look at it that way), but it seems to be legitimate for the sponsor to discriminate against me anyway (I should add that the sponsor is advised of the restrictions, but not the reason for them.)
Edited to remove employer's details.
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