Redundancy

somebody_else

Well, let's hope that's the case, but it's also as well for Simon and his father to be aware of the potential options open to them. For a start, if his father is given ill health retirement, any occupational pension that he's paid into will be protected, and he may also be eligible to start drawing his pension 'now'.

Strangely, I've also known employers do all sorts of things that aren't sensible, just because it seemed like a good idea at the time. I've certainly known them take a course of action for the short-term savings without thinking through the long-term implications of that action.

Simon_G_2

Thanks again for the on-going advice.

I agreee with mr. cow, that if you want to continue working somewhere, it's important to be very careful how you handle this kind of situation, because if things turn sour, continuing to work there would be very difficult. From what I've heard though, he's always been on the outside work there. For example, when he was first diagnosed with Epilepsy, he obviously couldn't drive, so until they came up with a solution and got a driver, he was put upstairs, alone with the rugs. Again from what I've heard no one would ever really go up there. Don't get me wrong, until now I think they've been quite accommodating. But it's this kind of attitude and treatment from his employers that leads me to suspect they just want to get rid of him.

tenacioust123

I was made redundant last year after being off sick for 6 months as I had to have back surgery. I loved my job and was very upset and angry with them, they did not offer me another place within the company, of which there was many that I could have done. They are a very large company and a household name.

I must admit I got a very good redundancy package that meant we had a great christmas, but I would rather have keep my job.

I now try to look at it as a positive, I'm re-training to do something I really want to do. It's also given me time to recuperate.

I wish your Father all the best.

colin13

if the company can not make any reasonable adjustments,to help they do not have to offer another job within the company
I was in same situation,did manual work on shop floor,MS was taking its toll and company did nothing at all to help,,doc sid had to b an office job only for me,and company were not willing to give me the chance to do this ,,even though the diability advisor at job centre offered to help with retraining

naf123

doesnt the access to work thing pay for drivers and that sort of thing?

somebody_else

naf123 wrote: »

doesnt the access to work thing pay for drivers and that sort of thing?

I don't know if I was just unlucky, but I found when I was struggling to remain in work there was no help available via access to work. They were only interested in helping people not already in paid employment.

Horace

Access to Work do pay towards drivers. As for Somebody Else saying that Access to Work only help those who are not in paid employment is false.

I started to lose my sight when I was at work and asked my HR department for some help and it was they who pointed me in the direction of Access to Work - you have to contact Access to Work yourself if you want their help because the employer cannot do this for you. Access to Work were helpful and provided me with some software to magnify my screen, a pc (I was using a mac which had extremely poor contrast and no amount of fiddling would change that), a daylight lamp and a handheld scanning magnifier thingy. My employer had to fund part of it.

It is an employer's legal duty to make reasonable adjustment to accomodate a disabled person. They also cannot unfairly select him for redundancy either.

My ex employer had some difficulty when I changed jobs within their business (just a change of department due to redeployment) in making reasonable adjustment because of their failure to do so, it exacerbated my eye disease which meant that I had a lot of time off work - I was called into the office whilst off sick and was told that I was being made redundant with immediate effect. My employer then got hit with an employment tribunal case for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. The post wasnt redundant as a short time later the job was given to the first choice candidate who then suffered stress and went off sick - it is only now that the post is well and truly redundant.

The employer must make reasonable adjustment or redeploy into another post. Your dad should seek help from Access to Work, speak to his union and contact the Human Rights people (Equal Opportunities & Human Rights) as they now deal with Disability Discrimination cases.

Hope this helps?

somebody_else

Horace wrote: »

Access to Work do pay towards drivers. As for Somebody Else saying that Access to Work only help those who are not in paid employment is false.

I did say that it was my experience - I couldn't get any help from them and the reason given was that I was already in paid employment.

I'm very happy for anyone who gets help to remain in employment - it just didn't seem to be available to me.

Horace

somebody_else wrote: »

I did say that it was my experience - I couldn't get any help from them and the reason given was that I was already in paid employment.

I'm very happy for anyone who gets help to remain in employment - it just didn't seem to be available to me.

You should have pushed - I have never known them not give help to anyone in paid employment, in fact they will even pay out funds to people who are not getting the support they need. I 'worked' for a company earlier this year - I would name names but I would probably get chucked off the board, whose sole purpose was to scam disabled people out of Access to Work benefits. The company was exposed on the BBC programme See Hear as the cowbag that ran the company claimed for over 900 hours for an interpreter for a deaf chap and was paid out over £37K when in the two years he worked for her he only ever received 18hrs of interpreting support:mad:

Maybe Access to Work thought that you weren't disabled enough? I am not passing a judgement on whether you are or not I am just guesstimating. Hope you manage to get some Access to Work help soon.

Access to work will fund the adjustments in their entirety during the first 6 weeks of you starting a new job and thereafter part will have to be funded by the employer with Access to Work paying for the bulk of the adjustments.

HTH

docij

Simon

Access to Work will probably be paying for most of the driver costs so don't worry about the company paying for 2 members of staff.

This is from the Direct.gov website: You may be able to get Access to Work if you are:

• in a paid job
• unemployed and about to start a job
• self-employed

and your disability or health condition stops you from being able to do parts of your job.
Whatever your employment status, Access to Work will also pay up to 100 per cent of the approved costs of help with:

• support workers
• fares to work
• communicator support at interview

As has been said previously, the company would have to prove that the job no longer exists if they want to make your Dad redundant.