right you guys, i need to pick some brains out there,get yourselves some coffee coz this is going to be a long one

!! had a THR in jan09, went back to work (retail :shock: bahhhh) but couldnt do full time so have been stuck at 20hrs as they have decided to "ill health dismiss" me, signed doc so that they could contact my dr, he replied that there was no way i could go back f/t as standing on my feet/legs & the heavy lifting would be too much, they (HR) received this today & have made me an app to see occy health, now my question is WHY, when my dr has put in black & white i CANT do the job do i still need to see them? surely drs word should be good enough, or is this just the procedure? also, i was registered disabled in apr09 found out beginning of july (backdated to apr09) then when i had my meeting with HR on Tues they said that now that i am registered they are going to have to go by the book & follow the proper procedure, does this mean they werent in the first place??!! told you it was a long one!! look forward to hearing some comments. take care Sally.x
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Retiring on ill health is a long and complicated process. I am in a similar position and although work have been patient and fair, getting ill health retirement is far from easy. The gov have recently brought in a three tier system and to get the top rate pension my occ health told me you have to be terminally ill!!!!
Do a little research into ill health retirement and maybe speak to a union rep and always document everything. It is extremely difficult to 'prove' that you are incapable of any type of work so even if you retire and go onto incapacity benefit they will try to get you back into work.
I believe I am a prime candidate for ill health retirement but my works are making it difficult I think in the hope that I will get fed up and leave of my own accord. However, I am learning to 'play the game' in the hope that I retire (I'm only 40) with some form of pension. Anyway, this is only MY experience and yours may be totally different,
Good luck and take care
Les
Sally.x
Good luck for your appt with occy health
Janie
1 ~ a lift or stair lift
2 ~ a chair/stool behind the till
3 ~ till points lowered
4 ~ a downstairs toilet
5 ~ a downstairs kitchen
6 ~ a downstairs rest room
7 ~ running water downstairs
hmmmmm...think it might be a tall order especially as i am only on minimum wage !! and i reccon Robert Dyas will go into receivership once they have shelled out for all my needs !! ho hum, we shall see what tomorrow brings.
Good luck marc for your one one 21st, let us know how this goes.
take care all. love Sally. x
This sounds a bit like constructive dismissal to me now, they wont offer you reduced hours, couldnt it be like job share position. Sorry hun, just gets my back up when you are poorly with a lifelong illness and they wont help you!!
Access to work will pay for adjustments to the workplace the most they will pay is something like £thousands +++ so that will shut them up. your work would only have to pay £300 towards the cost.
Keep us posted as to how you get on.
Janie
thanks for all the comments, wil keep you informed of all that happens as according to the dr today, he said that i should go into work tomorrow and inform them of his descision and then go to my dr and get him to sign me off fully for the rest of the duration of my ill health dismissal, dont know if i have the bottle to do that as i have no proof until his report comes through and it also means that we will have no money coming in either except SSP, woopie do !!!! course, we could always give up eating !!!
thanks again all you lovely lot, take it easy, Sally. x
good luck to EVERYONE who is in this position, and there seem to be an awful lot of us fighting our corners for what is rightfully ours through years of hard work.
take care one and all, lots of love Sally.xx