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<blockquote data-quote="RussG" data-source="post: 226062" data-attributes="member: 30691"><p>Hi </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure about some of that advice. As far as I know, provided you have worked there long enough to qualify for sickness pay etc, and are not on probation etc, there should not be any difference on how you are treated depending on length of service. People <strong>can </strong>be dismissed through medical incapability, although that is a fairly hard line and I don't think that's what's being done here. You would also have to usually be offered alternative roles etc.</p><p></p><p>Definitely get the advice of a union. As a T1 you are covered by the disability discrimination act. It's important to accept, though, that this does not make you bombproof when it comes to managing sickness. If your company has a bigish HR dept, ask one of them to clarify a) the procedure and b) your rights.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to worry you with this but you do need to take advice and tackle the situation - it won't go away if it's ignored. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-discrimination.html" target="_blank">Diabetes.co.uk website</a> </p><p></p><p>In your case it is a bit more complex as the diabetes is an aggravating factor in your illness, not the root cause.</p><p></p><p>ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) have a free helpline for people in dispute with their organisation:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2042" target="_blank">http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2042</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RussG, post: 226062, member: 30691"] Hi I'm not sure about some of that advice. As far as I know, provided you have worked there long enough to qualify for sickness pay etc, and are not on probation etc, there should not be any difference on how you are treated depending on length of service. People [b]can [/b]be dismissed through medical incapability, although that is a fairly hard line and I don't think that's what's being done here. You would also have to usually be offered alternative roles etc. Definitely get the advice of a union. As a T1 you are covered by the disability discrimination act. It's important to accept, though, that this does not make you bombproof when it comes to managing sickness. If your company has a bigish HR dept, ask one of them to clarify a) the procedure and b) your rights. I don't want to worry you with this but you do need to take advice and tackle the situation - it won't go away if it's ignored. [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-discrimination.html]Diabetes.co.uk website[/url] In your case it is a bit more complex as the diabetes is an aggravating factor in your illness, not the root cause. ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) have a free helpline for people in dispute with their organisation: [url]http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2042[/url] [/QUOTE]
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