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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Osidge" data-source="post: 1148337" data-attributes="member: 17302"><p>As a Manager, a TU rep, a founding director of the Institute of Equality and Diversity Practitioners and from my experience in the Government's Disability Unit, Disability Policy Division and Acas, there is a huge difference between flexible working and requesting reasonable adjustments.  Under the Equality Act all people with diabetes that is being treated other than by diet and exercise are classified as disabled.  If any request is reasonable then your employer must allow it.  It is for the employer to show that a request is not reasonable.  Something that is often reasonable in retail outlets is to allow you the short amount of time it will take to medicate and have something to eat, as appropriate.  Of course, if your retail outlet only has one member of staff for each shift then it may be unreasonable to have the shop floor left unattended.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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