Disability discrimination / reasonable adjustments | Grahame Anderson | Bitesized UK Employment Law

[@RockG.o.d]

Try living with sciatica and other back problems through repetitive work. They say when ever you have pain to let them know, but doing that will lead you out the door quickly.

[@ALBERTODT7]

Whoever made the law that discrimination can be justified surely is not disable and has never been discriminated against.

[@Stappazzollo]

I normally say that the laws in the UK mostly are for the employers and no for employees. It’s very humiliating all the process you need to go through to show that you are in disadvantage. My employer for example, knew about my condition, knew why I would like to have a change of working hour but still work full time, had vacancies and however, has decided to quietly take their own friends to replace those vacancies and let me waiting. That’s the beautiful thing that companies normally do in the UK: you will have plenty of meeting to show “how supportive they are”, but when you need them, what you will get is nothing.

[@mjpope1012]

@@Stappazzollo I'm in similar situation. Uphill struggle.

[@ohmy4275]

Discriminating in favour of a disabled person is acceptable. In fact, it is expected. For instance, changing timetables, offering a more spacious room, supplying appropriate equipment, making adjustments etc etc. However, you cannot expect all employers to be able to afford such accommodation. You cannot expect a small company to spend, for instance, £50,000 to make adjustments.

[@AlissaSss23]

​@@ohmy4275 I've only asked for FREE reasonable adjustments and I had to keep asking for them, I barely got 10% of what I asked, and the manager has been harassing me shamelessly for months on the account of my disabilities

[@naimac2744]

​@ohmy4275 if you need adjustments that aren't 'reasonable' then you can apply for 'Access to work' grant which can be used to fund more expensive adjustments

[@TheChodax]

Very much appreciate this video, I am currently in the process up drawing up a list of issues for preliminary hearing where I am self representing (I have a hearing disability and my employer has yet to redeploy despite the request being open 18 months). To get some clarity on PCP is very useful and I think it may have helped identify a PCP where I have been disadvantaged, specifically that they knowingly did not follow their own reasonable adjustments policy for medical redeployment.

[@itfc88]

This needs a update to make it so much clearer for all

[@rogerflack415]

Really helpful video. Thank you.

[@Heligany]

7:39 Im a bit confused by the "criticism of HR" thing as you only have three months to bring these cases so you dont really have time to work out if HR is deliberately being useless or if they are being useless by accident

[@Nurse_Ella]

In my case, due to my mental disability and continued mentally tutored by my employer, my mental disability is getting worst. I ask not to give me night shifts until I recovered. Taking my medication at night I am new to medication. with physical symptoms of dizziness, confusion. And suicide attempts. But my employer fail to do so. It’s been a fight inorder for me to keep myself safe. The trauma that I been through. The damage in my brain is not easy. Due to negligence of duty of care. Whenever they see me upset, they ask me if I take my medication, they did not think about there action. They blame it on me. The gaslight was so deep. So traumatic. And I ask them to refer me to occupational health. But it takes a fight and a matter of follow up.

[@AlissaSss23]

Great video, Matt. I hope this doesn't seem rude, but you come across as a decent, sweet person. And you have a comforting voice.

[@mccannger]

Very informative video. Thank you very much.

[@koggism]

My mother has a diagnosed disability by her GP and the council have refused to provided her with shower facilities on the grounds of her disibility - dementia. Because she does not have capacity she can never have any alterations to her home that require capacity. How crazy is that?

[@leek487]

Ive been employed for 20 years and I've been ill with my disability for 10 years I've not ask for the world.... I've had constant bullying by my employer and people I work with.... I put a grievance in about my supervisor bullying me and breaking my gdpr by disclosing thing from my meeting, then she took my reasonable adjustment away that I had in place to help with the work I was given that I had in place and told I was to be treated the same as everyone as away of getting at me... In short now I accused of bullying even thow it was my supervisor the CCTV showing this was deleted before my appeal was delt with and given a final written warning and now I'm suspended with without pay as the supervisors friend has now accused me of bullying. Ive got proof that this is fabricated as it's just to get me out on my disability but they can't so they have done this to me to get me out.... But no one wants to help me.... Theres a lot more to this and I have proof of it all in notes and statements I have prove this.... I'm covered by the disability at work act and the equality act and I guess it will end up me loosing my job and ending up in a tribunal but I suffer depression and anxiety and now being watched by a mental health crisis team as I've had enough and my job was all I had that made me feel better about myself.... Employers shouldn't be able to just do what they like to people but they do,my attendance is excellent I do my job yes with a little help and hours to suit my needs but they just always try to take this from me... It's not my fault I'm ill but it feels it is and it's made life very hard... I'm currently on the sick with suicidal stress over the way I've been treated and accused of and haven't been payed for 8 weeks and they wonder why I'm contaplating suicide....

[@callumthomson1592]

Do you know where I can find information on indirect discrimination as a result of commercial breach in contract?

[@naimac2744]

Every disabled should learn about the law regarding disability whether in work or not. Really, it should be offered to them even in school as it is so important. Disability rights can be infringed out of the employment context as well. Understanding the law is different from knowing your rights. Communicating your disability is not always a straightforward thing to do.

[@leafmebee]

Thank you.

[@Carol.Allison]

I'm going through all this now because of a medical condition

[@mssw6610]

How can I contact this lawyer?

[@mistervega6701]

Please can someone get in touch with me as I feel I'm bullied at work due to my ADHD and I think race.

[@adelesmith7827]

Things 8ve learnt.... Take extensive notes. Times dates ect. Go to yhe drs and make sure u document it with ur dr.

[@mssw6610]

Im facing the same I got harassed by the business manager.

[@newsingle8502]

Thankz

[@keepinformed]

Hi I'm being discriminated against by the DWP because I'm asking for reasonable adjustment under the equality act to allow me to record an appointment due to my health and now have banned me from most jobcentres in uk claiming im a threat when all I'm doing is trying to gather evidence of them refusing my appointment. Please help

[@RockG.o.d]

Job centre are at the best useless, at the worse, don’t care. Made me apply for my current job I couldn’t do to the company satisfaction because of a pack problem. It’s warehouse work where I’m doing repetitive backing and moving items up to 15kg which causes my back to eventually seize up. There are other jobs, it’s not because the stuff is heavy, it’s because it’s heavy and repetitive which triggers my sciatica and other back issues. There are other easier jobs, and they only say there isn’t anything else available, (unless you are a favourite).

[@AB-ys4tm]

Thankyou

[@joannesmith9353]

Im student nurse victimised for being dyslexic. The university , the union and the ombudsman have showed bias against me. What do I next when facts are being ignored.

[@Mrskess]

Is there a difference between a person with disability and a person who has health condition due to which they are not fit to work?

[@Heligany]

Not as far as I can see from the description in the Equality Act

[@naimac2744]

According to the law the disability is not because you have a condition of some sort, it is from the impact the condition has on you, if it had a significant impact on your day to day activities and is likely to last at least 12 months or more then you would be considered to be disabled. It can be physical or mental

[@camellia8625]

What is a PCP?

[@prash_t]

4:30:00 and 9:00:00

[@brotherfromanother1971]

4:30

[@openbabel]

This is not clear at all. First question is who decides what is reasonable ? The only persons who decide are the registered disabled person, their personal consultant, a high court judge...it is not the employer. Reasonable adjustments do not apply to funder mental human rights. A person who is registered legally blind or impaired would only expect to be employed on tasks which would be in a binary manner suitable for a blind person....at all times it is the blind person who decides. Airline travel..a severely disabled adult may tell an airline prior to travel their requirements for travel.These will probably be a bulkhead,, seat near to the galley, toilet and exit at an appropriate scheduled time. Airlines will be discriminating if they sell these disabled seats to non-disabled persons for commercial gain. In which cases airlines will be discriminating as you cannot contract out of disability in law. Alternative travel arrangements and costs will fall on the airline for such action.

[@PropertyWestYorkshire-gs3jb]

so sorry if you are dealing only with employment discriminations...

[@viuvenitlalumina]

if you accept out of employment disability discrimination ...show me a number where I may call