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TheNickster

dippy3103 wrote: »

And then some people can work with reasonable adjustments - I do.

Some people are fit for some jobs but not others. So many factors at play here. Hence the need for a WCA..

Hence the need for a WCA that is fit for purpose. not the flawed one that we have at the moment.

dippy3103

TheNickster wrote: »

Hence the need for a WCA that is fit for purpose. not the flawed one that we have at the moment.

There's the rub.. needs to be fair to everyone.

Lanzarote1938

dippy3103 wrote: »

There's the rub.. needs to be fair to everyone.

Including the taxpayers who foot the bill.

TELLIT01

TheNickster wrote: »

Yes that is the flaw in the system. Being able to get a job without relevant office work experience is more difficult and could take much longer than getting a manual labour job with manual labour experience.

Job opportunities for people with physical or mental health problems are far fewer than for (say) those without such problems. The current system does not appear to take that into account.

I can't argue with any of that, I'm just stating what the current system is seeking to do. It's a model which might work if there was full employment, but not one which works in the current marketplace.
Even when unemployment was low it was extremely difficult for those with disabilities of any kind to find work.

dippy3103

Lanzarote1938 wrote: »

Including the taxpayers who foot the bill.

Agreed. But not at the cost of the sick & disabled.

sangie595

TheNickster wrote: »

Incidently in some ways you are lucky I have been told a hip replacement would be of no help to me and my walking difficulties..

I'll consider myself lucky when they can replace spines. The hip had to be replaced due to osteonecrosis because it was breaking down. Yes, I am happy that the pain from that has gone (or appears to have), but that does not make me pain free. There are reasons osteonecrosis developed in the first place.