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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jay hay-char" data-source="post: 1625062" data-attributes="member: 116810">Some sensible advice on here, particularly about keeping records and trying to keep lines of communication open.One thing I would say - and I have said this on these forums before - is that just because somebody is judged to have a disability it doesn't give them automatic protection from dismissal, merely from being discriminated against because of the disability.  So, for example, if an employer were to prove that any employee with a particular level of sickness absence would be treated in the same way, irrespective of the nature of their condition, then there would be no discrimination.It's a difficult situation for an employer, particularly one with a small workforce where a prolonged absence of a key member of staff means productivity problems.  Subject to due process, they may - and I stress may - be able to dismiss fairly.  Being diabetic isn't a "get-out-of-jail-free" card. I worked in Human Resources for many years and, although my knowledge is a bit rusty now, I'm pretty sure that the gist of what I'm saying is still correct.Good luck, I hope things go OK for you.</blockquote>

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