Unfair Dismissal & Discrimination

woody01

Well, in terms of justice, i guess i feel i am entitled to some form of compensation

For what? Because your boyfriend dumped you and you decided work was too much becuase of this? This is the employers fault how?

I have been doing a course through the open university in order to do at least something whilst i cannot work, but even this is a struggle sometimes.

So you can do this 'occassionally' but not work.......c'mon

I know going through with this is making me relive the hell i went through...but after two years of being unable to work etc, i just feel this course of action will help me and hopefully help me to recover

Sueing someone and getting some cash will help no end :rolleyes:

You are living in cloud cuckoo land.

1. Why should you work be fully supportive if you break up with someone? There is no requirement for this
2. YOU were not sending sick notes in on time which is mandatory wherever you work
3. An informal interview is for the employer to realise for themselves that you are not fit for work. To deny this was a bit stupid

Sorry, but you are using the fact that you are homosexual to cloak the reasons, and attempt to sue, a company you worked for.

You actually just need to have a word with yourself and stop blaming the world and their mother for things that you have inflicted upon yourself.

vindicated

I think you need to read my post properly; the break up of my relationship wasnt the issue. Work was never "too much" i could still perform all my tasks, granted now and again it took a little longer.

The treatment i received was the issue...sexual orientation discrimination, unfair dismissal and release of private and confidential information.

In order to work full time or whatever...you need to be reliable; how is being unable to get out of bed most days, or perform basic daily tasks reliable?!

And yes, once or twice my medical note was late...but I'd like to see you do everything on time 100% correctly when suffering from severe depression, so bad you cant even get out of bed, and anxiety so bad that you have panic attacks just going to the local shop for milk.

They did not send forms for me to sign to access my medical records to better grasp how severe my illness is...even after i asked them too; that in itself is grounds for unfair dismissal.

Instead of criticising and calling people names, how about you open your eyes and understand that someones arm doesnt need to be hanging off in order for them to be severely unwell

woody01

The treatment i received was the issue...sexual orientation discrimination, unfair dismissal and release of private and confidential information

No!
From what you have written, you are using your 'orientation' as an excuse.

Instead of criticising and calling people names, how about you open your eyes and understand that someones arm doesnt need to be hanging off in order for them to be severely unwell

I am not disputing you were unwell.
I am however disputing that you think it is someone eles fault (which it clearly isn't).
Sue your boyfriend...he seems to be the cause of your problems....NOT work

jenhug

Can I ask you, are you mentally prepared for the possibility you don't win? What then? Are you mentally strong enough to cope with that?

vindicated

Woody01 -as ive said; you've clearly misread. Next you'll be saying i imagined the verbal abuse, snide comments from the management team, death threats from one of they're employees and the fact they didnt follow basic Employment law regarding my dismissal. Save your input, as its not required...I dont need people assuming this issue is to do with an ex; it isn't - i didnt imagine the things i was put through by my employer - the end of a relationship just happened at an inconvienient time; this wasn't a big issue for me.

Jen - thanks for your question; to be honest i'm not 100% certain if i'm mentally prepared for the possibility i dont win; however i've been trying to as much as i can to prepare myself...however it's a little difficult to know what to do sometimes

I'm just trying to rack my brains on how I can get the time bar lifted so that my case is heard; the company have ruined my life. My GP has written a letter in support, I have also written my own personal statement. Not sure whether I should get something else aswell.

gemmacarolyn

I just wanted to wish you good luck with your fight. I have recently been treated very unfairly by a company, who have broken the law on several fronts-I'm certainly not in the position you are (Luckily I found a new job and got out before I had to be signed off from the stress) but I can imagine how you feel. My advice would be to step back and try to focus on the other things in your life-like your OU course. By all means carry on with the court case, if you feel it is justified, but don't let it consume you because it's only you who will suffer unfortunately. I wish you well!

jenhug

print outs of the threats will be on benefit to you.

The reason I asked is because a couple of years ago I went through something in the education system with my special needs child and it almost did me in. High Blood pressure, panic attacks and fibromyalgia are the lasting legacies of this for me, for my sanity I had to let it go, but its so hard.

Stay strong, the depression won't last forever, this I am sure of.

Savvy_Sue

vindicated wrote: »

I'm just trying to rack my brains on how I can get the time bar lifted so that my case is heard; the company have ruined my life.

No-one has indicated that time bars are EVER lifted: on the contrary, they are strictly enforced.

So, no need to worry about what will happen IF you're unsuccessful: you can tell yourself that if you hadn't been out of time you would have got 'justice'. Then do justice to yourself and concentrate on recovery. Tell your psychiatrist and GP that you're not going to get 'justice' the way you want, and seek help for dealing with your problems some other way.

myothercarisaferrari

I feel very sad for you however I do not understand what you will achieve by trying to sue them

I would report and press charges against the person who sent the threats - nobody deserves that.

We had a girl at work who was a lesbian. Nobody cared. Why would they? She was off a lot with various ailments, came in late and didnt do much work. They sacked her in the end and she took them to court trying to state sexual discrimination. It was nothing to do with her sexuality - she was lazy.

Too be honest I don't think you can say they ruined your life. I imagine if you try to get them on the 'I'm gay' card, they will probably throw back at you the fact you were well enough to go out and get wasted whilst they were still paying you.

Why not put the past behind you and move on? Do some volunteer work if you feel you can't work.

mrcow

myothercarisaferrari wrote: »

I feel very sad for you however I do not understand what you will achieve by trying to sue them

It will all depend on what they are allowed to sue for. If it's loss of earnings over the four year period then obviously the amount will be very high.

However, the OP would have to prove that the employer acted unfairly and caused the situation they now find themselves in. And as they have stated that their depression was sparked by situations other than their job, then they could be on sticky ground. Especially given the period of time that has now elapsed.

Whichever way you look at this, the OP is never going to get a positive outcome from this by:

a. representing themselves
b. getting advice from internet chat rooms

They need proper, experienced and impartial legal advice.

OP - if you are serious about this claim, then you need to get yourself down to the CAB for starters to talk this through and you also need to talk this through with a solicitor. People here are only going to offer you opinions - many of which aren't going to be what you want to hear.

Personally I think that there comes a time when you have to draw a line. These people have made you (and are continuing to make you) very unhappy. By dragging this all up again, it's just building it up into more of a monster than it ever was before.

I find it very difficult to believe that any psychiatrist would sponsor such action - particularly whent he outcome is so unconvincing.