Am I being picked on?

[norbert]

i would still put a greivence in against him .just to cover yourself saying he put you under imense pressure fo fear of losing your job .then finding out he had ticked the wrong box

agree it fits the definition of harassment - to alarm , distress or annoy ( RM wouldn't hesitate to use that definition of Harassment against you to wriggle out of something ? ) - there's a paper trail in case you've more trouble with RM -

It was obvious a more Senior manager wanted rid of you - it stinks and wouldn't have looked good in a tribunal and in the public domain & would have resulted in a five figure payout as they've failed to follow their own procedure and act reasonable / make reasonable adjustments .

The only way RM could have wriggled out of any of this at all , is get a hack ATOS doctor to overrule any previous medical judgements by NHS staff and infer that you were malingering - that's a surefire way of being in front of the General Medical Council and/ or being discredited in a tribunal , carrying the can for doing RM's dirty work .

Plenty of ambulance chasing solicitors looking for work if RM / ATOS cock up ?

Form of bullying to scare people and soften them up - call their bluff ? otherwise they'll do it again .

[norbert]

In addition, if you have been having treatment for depression for 12 months or more then you should come under the DDA rules whereby employer has to make reasonable adjustments .

RM don`t do DDA reasonable adjustments but if they did they would probably still be the worst employers in the UK.

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Well I agree with both of you sort of, though RM can be pummeled into making adjustments if one is lucky, but the law (which I admit RM think they are above) is quite clear that if reasonable adjustments are refused , in event of a tribunal they would be guilty of discrimination. I went through a very similar experience due to arthritis and the effects of its medication (low immune system) and actually succeeded in getting some absence discounted, with the help of a superb union rep, so it isnt impossible, though not easy, I admit. I was stage 3 at the time . :cfo :cfo :cfo :mfo :mfo



Like I said anyway in my reply to Stormproof the amount of absence since the stage2 reversion date does not warrant a stage 3 interview, to my best knowledge that is.

The common complaint about the DDA acts ( whether it's justified is debatable ) is that there is a lot of bark but not much bite - no wonder RM move the goalposts at best or traditionally regard themselves well above the law / operate at the very limit with perverse interpretations put on matters at the worst .

I agree about RM being aggressive , hostile and obstructive so staff won't push something .