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Vapegirlclouds

All sorted 
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Jude57

Unfortunately, this is where the word 'reasonable' is key.

If your employer doesn't own the building (and actually, even if they do) they are at the mercy of the lift company in terms of when the lift is likely to be repaired. It's not 'reasonable' to expect an employer to move to newer, more accessible premises, nor is it reasonable to expect an employer to pay for a new lift in an old building (which they may not own). Both of these options would be ideal but unrealistic. I also think it's unreasonable to expect a colleague (unless suitably trained) to help you climb or descend stairs safely. My concern is the physical safety of you and your colleague but also, in the event of injury, potential liability for your employer.

In the current situation, I note that you can't work from home, but is there ANY work you could do at home? Or is there anywhere accessible in the building where you could work, like a ground floor desk, or even a desk in another building, even temporarily? Have you had an Access to Work assessment? They could perhaps suggest some long-term ideas for your specific circumstances. 

I'm afraid that the adjustments your employer is required to make to facilitate you working in that building won't be especially helpful in reality and I don't think there's anything you can do to force the issue. All I can advise is that you make clear to your employer that you are ready and willing to do any work possible while you're unable to access your usual work station and hope a creative solution can be found. It's a brutal reality that if you can't reliably perform the duties of your job, ultimately it becomes a capability issue and potentially a dismissal issue. 

I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful and I'm hoping other posters have more ideas.

McKneff

Could you work on the ground floor, 

TBagpuss

Is the reason you can't ork from home becuase your job can't be done remotely, or ecause you don't have appropriate facilities? Does your employer only have the part of the building up 2 flights of stairs, or do they also have space lower down?

If they have space elsewhere in the building then I would have through that temporarily mobving yo to work on the ground flor would be a reasonabke adjustment.

If you can't work from home due to lack of facilities rathe than because your job can't be done remotely, then would it be feasible for your employer to rent space elsewhere? A lot of places have meeting rooms/ offices which can be rented by the hour or day.

If your employer doesn own the building then it's possible that they need to push the landlord / managment company who presumably also have responsibilities around accessibility under the Equalities Act - ther eis a more urgent need for it to be fxedthan ifthe lift ws a conveneince rather than an essential. 

(Also - the facct that there was noone who could help with the stair slide seems a bit concerning. What would have happened if there was a fire alarm and you actualyl needed to evecuate? )

TELLIT01

Just picking up on the question about help for the slide chair.  There will be unfortunate situations where nobody with the requisite training is available.  A good friend of mine was a permanent wheelchair user and had 4 people trained to use the chair.  There was just one occasion, thankfully at a fire drill, where none of them were on site.  Combination of annual leave, sickness and people being offsite for meetings.  It does happen.  In a real fire the fire wardens would/should inform the fire brigade of the situation as soon as they arrive.  Not ideal but it is the reality.

diystarter7

Hello OP

Is your main concern re the taxi driver? Does the driver not have other customers?
I apologise in advance if I've misunderstood your post.

I'm safely guessing that occupational health has employed an OT to assess your work environment at some stage?

What type of lift is it?

Goes without saying as you know stuff breaks down and at times with the best will in the world, due to lack of parts/people, difficult fault to diagnose/reapir there are delays.

Do you not want to work from home?

Thanks

GenieBoy

One employer I worked for the lift was out of action the entire 3.5 years I worked there. Also he was the kind of boss who would have told you were the door is if you complained.

Ath_Wat

GenieBoy said:

One employer I worked for the lift was out of action the entire 3.5 years I worked there. Also he was the kind of boss who would have told you were the door is if you complained.

Are you sure it was out of action?  If you didn't even know where the door was, maybe you just couldn't find the lift.

74jax

Ath_Wat said:

GenieBoy said:

One employer I worked for the lift was out of action the entire 3.5 years I worked there. Also he was the kind of boss who would have told you were the door is if you complained.

Are you sure it was out of action?  If you didn't even know where the door was, maybe you just couldn't find the lift.

Genius ☺ 

lincroft1710

Another poster who has deleted their opening post!!!

Jude57

lincroft1710 said:

Another poster who has deleted their opening post!!!

Well I'm certainly glad I took the time and trouble to try to help them...