osteoarthritis and work

yaris
yaris Member Posts: 96
edited 13. Apr 2012, 12:05 in Living with Arthritis archive
my boss phone me tuesday and asked could he come round to see me i said yes he brought me some letters from hr to say my pay will be cut in half after six months then on november it will stop which i no this is the case
then we started to have a chat i told him ive got blue badge for my car
he asked me how long before my op i said i dont no waiting to see hospital
doctor on the 8 of may and then should no something ok off he went
then wed he phoned me up and wanted to come and see me again i said ok
he came back with stattement for me to sign about our chat he put i cant
see how steve is disabled and got blue badge if he has not had operation
he nerver told me about statement we were just talking in general the thing
whots upset me is i dont no when i will be back at work also he said they are going threw the stages i think 4 and at the end i will lose my job
also he said i wll be having meeting with hr next week he give me papers to ring job centre to claim when wages reduce next month he keeps saying how long are you going to be off i just dont no

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    This is a tricky area. On the face of it your boss would appear to be a bit of a berk - BBs are not given out to those who are NOT disabled (well at least they shouldn't be) so he is under some mis-apprehension there. None of us with arthritis can predict the future, just the same as someone without. :roll: I hope you won't sign the inaccurate statement - draw up your version of events and send that back to him, with his torn in half. (Keep a copy of it before tearing though! You may need it as evidence if this goes the wrong way - I hope that doesn't happen but . . . . . )

    Work is a difficult area for so many on here. We're damned if we do work (with pain etc) and damned if we don't (having to jump the high-hurdles of ATOS etc). It may be worth your reading through the Working Matters forum on this site, Yaris, there may well be a similar tale to yours on there. I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • JuliaHod12
    JuliaHod12 Member Posts: 456
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Yaris

    DD and Del are right...............dont sign what is inaccurate and you dont agree with.
    Have somebody else with you if he visits again.

    I can see where they are coming from though in asking when you will be back........they need to plan for your absence and organise the cover for your work.........easier if they have some sort of timescale, and maybe he just didnt explain that to you and wasnt pressuring you?

    Its hard though to focus on what work needs when you are in pain and you dont need the stress. I hope you sort it out with them.

    Im in a similar situation and am assuming i wont be entitled to any help when pay is reduced as OH is working full time.

    Julia x
  • Madonna
    Madonna Member Posts: 22
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    Sorry to hear you are having a bad time with both osteo and work, too be honest its difficult to deal with both.

    I would strongly advise not to sign any statement written from your line manager/boss until you have either read it and are totally happy with the contents, or contact your union/CAB or any other independant organisation to "check out" the content of the statement.

    Re: appointment next week - if you do not sign the statement and inform work (either your line manager or HR) you are seeking advice, the meeting can be re-scheduled.

    Take care, sit tight and don't worry too much.

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