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<blockquote data-quote="SockFiddler" data-source="post: 1526359" data-attributes="member: 412001"><p>Hi [USER=355109]@Vaper[/USER] </p><p></p><p>I've got very little to add to [USER=345386]@DCUKMod[/USER] 's post except a couple of links:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/discrimination-at-work/common-situations/termination-of-employment-and-disability-discrimination/" target="_blank">https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/discrimination-at-work/common-situations/termination-of-employment-and-disability-discrimination/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Life-with-diabetes/Employment/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Life-with-diabetes/Employment/</a> - lots of good stuff at the bottom there</p><p></p><p>A diagnosis of diabetes (any kind) is recognised as a disability (for legal purposes). DCUKMod nailed it when they said "Reasonable adjustments" - this is the exact phrase in law that places the burden of accommodation on the employers and not on employees. Changing shift patterns (to no longer be working nights as required) is, indeed, a reasonable adjustment. This sentence:</p><p></p><p> indicates that your employer is not prepared to make such an adjustment and is prioritising the needs of a non-disabled person over yours.</p><p></p><p>That is discrimination.</p><p></p><p>Good luck - let us know how it goes.</p><p></p><p>Sock x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SockFiddler, post: 1526359, member: 412001"] Hi [USER=355109]@Vaper[/USER] I've got very little to add to [USER=345386]@DCUKMod[/USER] 's post except a couple of links: [URL]https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/discrimination-at-work/common-situations/termination-of-employment-and-disability-discrimination/[/URL] [URL]https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Life-with-diabetes/Employment/[/URL] - lots of good stuff at the bottom there A diagnosis of diabetes (any kind) is recognised as a disability (for legal purposes). DCUKMod nailed it when they said "Reasonable adjustments" - this is the exact phrase in law that places the burden of accommodation on the employers and not on employees. Changing shift patterns (to no longer be working nights as required) is, indeed, a reasonable adjustment. This sentence: indicates that your employer is not prepared to make such an adjustment and is prioritising the needs of a non-disabled person over yours. That is discrimination. Good luck - let us know how it goes. Sock x [/QUOTE]
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