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<blockquote data-quote="Collywog" data-source="post: 1215651" data-attributes="member: 318877"><p>Hi everyone, thank you for reading my post.</p><p>Here's my problem.</p><p></p><p>I started a new job in a hotel as a porter on 24/6/16</p><p>I informed H.R that I was type 1 diabetic and asked her to inform the relevant managers about my condition (I'm not shy about it and the more people who know, the safer it is for me)</p><p>The shift work (7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm) has been giving me hell with my diabetes control, but I've soldiered on.</p><p>Sometimes I can do a late shift foillowed by an early, I'm sure an 8 hour break is no longer legal according to the work time regulations, but that's not why I am here.</p><p>Anyway.</p><p>Yesterday (26/07/16) I started a 3pm-11pm shift but wasn't feeling great, I had a headache and was feeling confused & nausious. I went and informed H.R of this at about 4pm. I said that I think I will be ok to continue working, I just wanted her to know.</p><p>She told me to take care, take a break if I needed one and tell the duty manager if I needed to go home.</p><p>I continued to carry out my jobs, which involves a lot of heavy lifting and walking.</p><p>About 5pm, I felt absolutely rotten, I was having a pretty bad hypo. I've had hypos before so I didn't panic and knew what to do.</p><p>I went outside to cool down, have some fresh air and a sit down and a chocolate bar.</p><p>I was outside for less than 60 seconds when my pager rang and the general manager wanted to see me.</p><p>She proceeded to read me the riot act about taking unscheduled breaks.</p><p>She wouldn't let me explain why I was taking a break and told me to go home and ring H.R on Thursday (The lady in H.R has Wednesday off) so technically, I was suspended from duty for taking an unscheduled break.</p><p>I am humilated that I could potentially lose my job over something I had no control over.</p><p></p><p>Basically, I wondered if anybody could give me some advice on what I can do now. I feel that I have been unfairly treated.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for reading and I look forward to reading your comments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Collywog, post: 1215651, member: 318877"] Hi everyone, thank you for reading my post. Here's my problem. I started a new job in a hotel as a porter on 24/6/16 I informed H.R that I was type 1 diabetic and asked her to inform the relevant managers about my condition (I'm not shy about it and the more people who know, the safer it is for me) The shift work (7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm) has been giving me hell with my diabetes control, but I've soldiered on. Sometimes I can do a late shift foillowed by an early, I'm sure an 8 hour break is no longer legal according to the work time regulations, but that's not why I am here. Anyway. Yesterday (26/07/16) I started a 3pm-11pm shift but wasn't feeling great, I had a headache and was feeling confused & nausious. I went and informed H.R of this at about 4pm. I said that I think I will be ok to continue working, I just wanted her to know. She told me to take care, take a break if I needed one and tell the duty manager if I needed to go home. I continued to carry out my jobs, which involves a lot of heavy lifting and walking. About 5pm, I felt absolutely rotten, I was having a pretty bad hypo. I've had hypos before so I didn't panic and knew what to do. I went outside to cool down, have some fresh air and a sit down and a chocolate bar. I was outside for less than 60 seconds when my pager rang and the general manager wanted to see me. She proceeded to read me the riot act about taking unscheduled breaks. She wouldn't let me explain why I was taking a break and told me to go home and ring H.R on Thursday (The lady in H.R has Wednesday off) so technically, I was suspended from duty for taking an unscheduled break. I am humilated that I could potentially lose my job over something I had no control over. Basically, I wondered if anybody could give me some advice on what I can do now. I feel that I have been unfairly treated. Thank you for reading and I look forward to reading your comments. [/QUOTE]
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