Nicky
Try not to worry about it, if the worst comes to the worst there is a lot of help out there... Diabetesuk, CAB and ACASS will all help with advise (diabetesuk have a very good booklet how diabetes fits in with the Equality Act, and excellent employment advocate)
At the beginning of the year, hubby found himself facing his first ever discipline in his working history! And it got nasty indeed..
Diabetes uk and CAB, provided us with the main support and advise concerning the situation,
ACASS, gave us primary advise and monitored the progress of the case, but couldn't act on his behave until he got to the appeal stage..
I can't go into detail on open forum but if you want more information just pm me.
But prior to appeal, they manager first tried to issued a final written warning, which in it self, didn't comply with correct misconduct disciplinary procedures... Hubby has never been issued with any previous disciplinary measures or even investigate for a possible misconduct during his service of 23 years! The incident hadn't endangered life or limb etc Also he provide evidence from his blood glucose meter that would be excepted by a court of law in his defense, a blood glucose reading that proved beyond doubt he was hypoglycemic at the time of the incident!
They still tried to issue a basic written warning after further investigation, which included human resources checking out legal status (so they said!) contacting his G.P for medical information etc! At this point the company can issue a misconduct discipline whether you except it or not! Which they did so he went to appeal..
The appeal was conducted by an area manager, and was beyond a joke to say the least
At one point of the meeting with the area manager, the area manager said " I don't understand how after 33 years of being diagnoses with T1, that you haven't learnt to control your conduct during a hypo"! It was blatantly obvious at the end of the meeting, that the area manager hadn't taken on board anything and was going to uphold the misconduct disciplinary!
ACASS was aware of this meeting they had offered to contact the company to be present at this meeting, which hubby declined, feeling that surely somebody in the company would come to their senses!
But as soon as ACASS did contact the company, they went into panic mode, they drop everything like a sack of hot potatoes, and since tried to bury it...
But what made this situation even more unpleasant and stressful, is that this company isn't a factory, shop etc... Where you wouldn't expect managers/employee's to understand diabetes that well...
As my husband is a duty care supervisor working for a large Care Company! Who should know a lot better