Advice needed!

[saru]

I'm posting this for a colleague without internet access.
He was off work for several months with 'Plantar Fasciitis' or policeman's foot & is waiting for an operation. He hasn't had an ATOS appt despite asking over & over again for one. He was due to have a telephone interview with them today, won't know the outcome until tomorrow. RM management let him come back to work on light duties a few weeks ago before his full sick pay ran out. I got in yesterday & he was on his frame having been told he was to do the full duty. RM management had told him that he had to return to his duty or he would lose it. The CWU rep negotiated that he do half his walk & see how he gets on which my mate was willing to do. They told him that they couldn't transfer him to a larger office for indoor duties because everywhere is facing cutbacks. He was told to consider medical retirement.
I thought that they had to accommodate him elsewhere as it is obviously a work related injury. Has anyone got any ideas about this or any experience of anything similar.

[axeman]

Also known as postmans foot in other countries in fact more prevalent among postmen than police men so i'm led to belive

[strangler]

I`ve had this and it can be agony. Spent quite a bit trying different insoles, etc. to relieve the pain. Must be serious for your mate to have an op.

[madelin4]

It seems to be like this all over. Medical retirement or cut your hours. I would get a good union rep for him.

[phantomshare]

he should have had a appointment with the ehs before returning to work, they would have set out a re-hab programme for him, then before the programme finished he should br re-refered to see if he is fit for full duties, but beware b/c at the moment they seem to go down the lines of IHR.