Please help! Don't have a companion for meeting!

dmg24

sexandthecity wrote: »

Hi

Depression is covered under the DDA

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/HealthAndSupport/MentalHealth/DG_10023351

If he cannot find suitable accompaniment he is entitled to delay the meeting legally but he has to inform the employer.

He can take an external person but he again needs to notify the employer, he could suggest yourself going along but I think it needs to be someone a bit objective, not sure though.

As musey pointed it may not come to this though, get it all in writing recorded delivery though then there are no excuses available !

I really despise this kind of thing, I friend of mine had her employment terminated by her manager delivering her notice to her doorstep whilst she was on bereavement leave as her father had just died, its truly disgusting,

Best of luck to you both

Depression is only covered by the DDA if the condition is long term (amongst other factors), so it would not be applicable here.

The statutory right to accompaniment only covers fellow employees or a trade union official.