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DDA Regulations Redundancies Looming
syorkshirelass
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I find all the DDA stuff a bit of a minefield. I have a substantial spinal condition that affects part of my job. I fought for reasonable adjustments with support from the union. I also contacted a solicitor thro the union who said that I only had a 50/50 chance of proving that my disability had been caused by my work. Considering that I had been trained to lift people years ago, and these lifts are now condemmed will indicate how I may have received my condition. After many meetings, I continued to then work in the same large department. Because reasonable adjustments were made, I have managed to stay in work and have not had any time off. However, the organisation is going thro a restructure and the only jobs going are the one I left or a grade higher but it involves the bit that I cannot do. My colleague who has the same job now as me(a secondment that finishes March 2010) has been told that she would automatically slot into the lower grade job with protected pay for two years...I cannot physically do the job. I have been told that the organisation do not have to make a reasonable adjustment to either of these two positions. I am really confused by it all and would just like to take my pension and leave whilst I am still fit enough if this were an option. I have applied for severance but the figure was very low and as said previously, I would find it very difficult to get another job. I am not a shirker. I work very hard and am good at the parts of the job that I can do. I would have problems taking up employment anywhere else. I am over 50. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I find all the DDA stuff a bit of a minefield. I have a substantial spinal condition that affects part of my job. I fought for reasonable adjustments with support from the union. I also contacted a solicitor thro the union who said that I only had a 50/50 chance of proving that my disability had been caused by my work. Considering that I had been trained to lift people years ago, and these lifts are now condemmed will indicate how I may have received my condition. After many meetings, I continued to then work in the same large department. Because reasonable adjustments were made, I have managed to stay in work and have not had any time off. However, the organisation is going thro a restructure and the only jobs going are the one I left or a grade higher but it involves the bit that I cannot do. My colleague who has the same job now as me(a secondment that finishes March 2010) has been told that she would automatically slot into the lower grade job with protected pay for two years...I cannot physically do the job. I have been told that the organisation do not have to make a reasonable adjustment to either of these two positions. I am really confused by it all and would just like to take my pension and leave whilst I am still fit enough if this were an option. I have applied for severance but the figure was very low and as said previously, I would find it very difficult to get another job. I am not a shirker. I work very hard and am good at the parts of the job that I can do. I would have problems taking up employment anywhere else. I am over 50. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Your post does not make much sense, but I guess you are asking if they have to make reasonable adaptations to the other roles which you may apply for? They do have to, but the key here is what is reasonable i.e. they do not have to substantially change the role to suit you.Gone ... or have I?0
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I have been told that there will be jobs in frontline services but I cannot do this work without reasonable adjustments. It seems unfair that someone who is able to carry out the work who does not have a disability will be ok but I will more than likely be made redundant.0 -
What kind of adaptations would be required?Gone ... or have I?0
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