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alterego
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medical advice for managers

Post by alterego »

Hi there,

how do managers get medical advice about employees with medical conditions?

Is it just ATOS? Are they obliged to comply?

What would happen if they just went on the internet and then tried to pretend that they knew what they were talking about?

And if they got it wrong, what could you do about it?

The manager said they had acted on advice but did not say where from.

I could see the advice was wrong as I suffer from the condition they were "mistaken" about. I've had contact with ATOS several times and the manager has received reports, then ignored them.

It's not tourettes, otherwise I'd tell them to F*** Off.

Thanks
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If he won't tell you where he got the info from,do the tourettes thing.
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Re: medical advice for managers

Post by General Mannerheim »

alterego wrote:Hi there,

how do managers get medical advice about employees with medical conditions?
They use Atos
alterego wrote:Is it just ATOS? Are they obliged to comply?
They are supposed to comply.... but they only do when it suits them,when Atos say something they don't like i.e like when a manager has asked certain questions in his business referral, like can we ill health retire you and Atos says no then they suddenly come out with the it's only a recommendation bullshite
alterego wrote:What would happen if they just went on the internet and then tried to pretend that they knew what they were talking about?
I thought this was `standard practise in Royal Fail
alterego wrote:And if they got it wrong, what could you do about it?
An employment tribunal might be an option :hmmmm
alterego wrote:The manager said they had acted on advice but did not say where from.
How surprising! :roll:
alterego wrote:I could see the advice was wrong as I suffer from the condition they were "mistaken" about. I've had contact with ATOS several times and the manager has received reports, then ignored them. :left:
Nothing new there then!
alterego wrote:It's not tourettes, otherwise I'd tell them to F*** Off.
wouldn't we all ! :Very Happy
alterego wrote:Thanks
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