any advice really dont know where to turn right now, Hubby has worked for the same company for 17 years, his job has recently changed and there has been several months of conspiracy to get him out, Instead of looking at what adjustments they could make they have been on a mission to prove he cant do the new job with nothing short of lies.
The company appears to have followed correct procedure but have lied and fabricated questions to get the answers they require, one of them being can he walk 3 miles. of course he cant but a motorised vehicle had already been discussed with his immediate manager.
Its all about the work hours changing and they sold this to him, his consultant and the works doctor as being working 4x12 hour shifts together when the actual hours are mainly 2 on 2 off with the most days together being 3 days and only 2 instances of this in a month! a HUGE difference!
Everyhting that could incriminate them is missing from the case management package,( but we do have copies of the majority of them) he had the final stage meeting last week and was given 12 weeks notice, dont actually know what reason it is because he has asked the union rep about going for unfair dismissial and according to him he hasnt been dismissed. According to the case management package he should have been told how to appeal at the meeting and he wasnt, and still dont know ( time is ticking away fro he 14 day deadline)
He has said all along that he doesnt want to take early retirement but will be forced into something we cant live on the pension let alone nothing! and being capable of doing a job with the employer that is bound to make adjustments and keep you is very different to getting another job!
Hes now been told to apply for IHR although it looks like this should have been done before the final stage meeting came about, I cant see how he can be trying to prove he should have IHR and prove he can work 12 hour shifts at the same time?
He was asked to sign a disclaimer at the meeting and offered his notice pay to be paid tax free, he refused they apparantly were quite shocked. From what I can see they wernt actually giving him anything as aits just a different way of paying notice pay.
I really think he has more than enough to take this for discrimination
I cant believe you can work for an employer and come out of it with nothing but the pension you have paid for and be forced to have no job because of a disability.
any help and advice, tired local disability place before he actually lost his job they gave him the phone number of a good laywer and havent been able to contact.
he has secondary progressive and in the last 5 months its made him worse than the last 5 years have MS nurse does say its stress, making him worse.
Having felt that it would be a benefit to have my role at work reviewed with regard to how my performance is rated and what is expected of me, taking into consideration my condition, I wondered if anybody who has gone through this process can share what the outcome was and what information they had to provide their employer with. I have been informed that this will be a formal process invlolving H.R and Occupational Health. My G.P and Possibly Healthcare specialist will be contacted. I would love if someone could share any details of their experience of this.
Thanks guys x
HI folks, wondered if anyone getting more peeved through fatigue worsening, I haven't bothered taking any meds for it yet but would appreciate any feedback, I'm currently on Avonex.
Steve
Had this email this morning .
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Until recently I have been taking 10mg amitriptyline, mainly to help with sleep. Now that the leg pain seems to be getting a bit more frequent I have taken an option I had to increase this to 25mg. I have been taking this dosage level for the past two weeks, at night as I usually do. I think it has helped with the pain, which was not that great but enough to make you feel miserable, but I seem to have been feeling tired, a lot more then normal.
Has anyone else had any issues when increasing the dose of amitriptyline from a very low one?
Should I now be taking it a bit earlier in the evening rather then at bed time?
Have I not given it long enough for me to get used to it?
At the moment I am inclined to go back to to 10mg and use something else for the leg pain as and when it occurs.
I hope the sun we had yesterday went down well, I for one enjoyed it.
Paul
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