McStuffins
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You need to be very careful here. If they can not travel to work due to treatment/recovery, there may be a case to be made that they are not fit to work full stop. Facilitating them doing so could cause the company serious problems if their treatment or recuperation suffers in any way. An assessment by the company doctor should be carried out so that you don't create a liability.
Unless stated in their contract, no employee has an entitlement to be accommodated to work from home. If it's not common practice for others in similar positions, again, there's no obligation to accommodate it regardless of circumstances.
Many multi-nationals will have good long-term illness cover in place. Speak to HR about the options available.
Why are they unpaid for getting treatment ? Sounds like they should just point out to HR that they will not be available for work due to the treatment and get a medical certificate which should include not being able to go to work.
I know it's stated above that no employee has an entitlement to work from home but he does, by law, have an entitlement to reasonable accommodation for his disability and working from home is listed as an option on the citizens advice website once it does not cost the employer an excessive amount.
They can claim a grant to cover some of the costs of setting him up at home also.
How exactly would a disabled person "prove" that their needs were not being met by their employer or to whom would they even broach it? Especially if they do want to return to that employment?
How is it quantified or enforced then though? Or is the legislation just based on interpretation and easy to get around?
How exactly would a disabled person "prove" that their needs were not being met by their employer or to whom would they even broach it? Especially if they do want to return to that employment?
It just seems that the legislation is there but is not really of much benefit to the disabled employee if it's at an employers discretion.
I don't really understand your point jjm2016.
He is not looking to be parachuted into a job. He was getting some sort of payment towards his transport, tax relief or something. I'm not sure of the specifics. His father used to transport him to and from work. His father had a stroke and can no longer drive. He can't get the payment for a taxi and no public transport is available.
He's now learning to drive and looking at buying a specially adapted car. This takes time.
So no, none of it is his employers fault but he's been with them a good few years and is very capable at doing his job. He was just hoping for some help with his situation from them. To do his job until he can get his affairs in order. It'll take him even longer to get sorted out because he's now on welfare so trying to pay for lessons and a car etc, he's going to struggle.
It'd be nice if his employers were a bit more understanding (they've allowed people to work from home for various periods due to their own personal circumstances) but won't allow him to.
I just hoped there was something that would help his case but obviously not.
SBarrett there are various ways an employer can make reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee. Things like desks, ramps etc but also reduced hours, adaptable start times, working from home etc are all also listed as possible reasonable accommodations employers can make.
Where i come from we do it all the time mostly overnight visit for people who would like to see friends who can no longer go to see on there own cancer /stroke patients and such like very rewardingWould there be any chance of someone in the locality giving him a lift to work?
A disability group might have a car pooling scheme in place etc.
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