When to declare a disability?

shameless-about-money

LittleVoice wrote: »

This is interesting. Could you please tell me what the law is that specifies this?

According to my advisor at Shaw Trust the Employment Law since 1998 has made it mandatory to include a section on every application form which says-

do you consider yourself to have a disability

and

do you require any extra help with your work?

or words to that effect.


You see I don't tell anyone that I am disabled, I would rather not. The guy at ST said that the question MUST be there on the form and that I MUST declare that I am in receipt of DLA so that the employer complies with employment law and so that any extra changes at work are complied with, as per the law.

studentphil

I think I can do this job as it does not look high pressured or management. It is about organising things and setting things up which I can do.
I can get there on the bus straight from my house if I go at 7am and it is a sector I want to be, so I really eally want it.

UKTigerlily

great, end of thread then! next question?

studentphil

UKTigerlily wrote: »

great, end of thread then! next question?

Okay, I am dying to get this job and really passionate about it.

I have set my heart on having it!!!

Penny-Pincher!!

studentphil wrote: »

Okay, I am dying to get this job and really passionate about it.

I have set my heart on having it!!!

Go for it then! So what...your disabled..get over it! Either you can do the job or not

PP
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LittleVoice

shameless-about-money wrote: »

According to my advisor at Shaw Trust . . .

Thank you for replying. I had not been aware of that requirement and so I've asked ST to see if I can track it down - then I can quote it.

Thanks again.

studentphil

LittleVoice wrote: »

Thank you for replying. I had not been aware of that requirement and so I've asked ST to see if I can track it down - then I can quote it.

Thanks again.

I find it hard to believe that some where like where I am applying has illegal forms because it has a large legal dept and a HR dept with many Grad. IPD so they must be well schooled in the law on these matters.

Fleago

shameless-about-money wrote: »

According to my advisor at Shaw Trust the Employment Law since 1998 has made it mandatory to include a section on every application form which says-

do you consider yourself to have a disability

and

do you require any extra help with your work?

or words to that effect.


You see I don't tell anyone that I am disabled, I would rather not. The guy at ST said that the question MUST be there on the form and that I MUST declare that I am in receipt of DLA so that the employer complies with employment law and so that any extra changes at work are complied with, as per the law.

Shameless, sorry, and not getting at you at all, but I don't believe that your advisor is correct in this. Disability and employment is my line of work and I have never heard of this as a legal requirment. The Direct Gov website outlines helpful information about the declaration of a disability to a prospective employer.

Hope this helps,

Fleago

LittleVoice

Fleago wrote: »

Shameless, I don't believe that your advisor is correct in this. Disability and employment is my line of work and I have never heard of this as a legal requirment.

Neither had I - which is why I've emailed Shaw Trust.

Their website doesn't say that it is mandatory to have the question on application forms so I think they wanted to say that it was a legal requirement that employers should make reasonable adjustments during employment and during the recruitment process and that therefore someone with a disability which would require an adjustment should ensure that this was made known to the employer.

shameless-about-money

Fleago wrote: »

Shameless, sorry, and not getting at you at all, but I don't believe that your advisor is correct in this. Disability and employment is my line of work and I have never heard of this as a legal requirment. The Direct Gov website outlines helpful information about the declaration of a disability to a prospective employer.

Hope this helps,

Fleago

You are probably right!

In my interview with ST he said "what did you put where it asks do you have a disability" and I said "that question wasn't there". He replied that the logo and the question HAD to be there by law. He fished out a Company's application form and showed me the logo that it has to have and the question.
All I said was "how am I supposed to answer the question when it isn't there in the first place?".

I have no idea! I have been self-employed for over 23 years, all this applying for jobs is new territory to me!

When you find out, please let me know!