Over here there are people you can go to if there is a health issue at work, by law through the Health and social care act they need to provide support if there are health issues. Is there anyone above this person you can talk to, sorry I don’t know where you work or how big the company is ?
I am so sorry as I can imagine how painful this issue Is, I worked with a damaged meniscus but also use to get pain in my feet from all the walking, it makes a job that much harder to do. I have been off sick since November after trying to continue for 6month, I thankfully retire in 8 weeks.
They have a system that allows you to enter a Doctor's note that exempts you from duties you are not able to perform.
However, we were denied Medicaid coverage this time around at renewal because they claim we make too much money at our jobs.
Hubby is part time on social security disability. I'm full time.
At renewal they ask for proof of your cost of living expenses and pay stubs.
When they denied us they only looked at our work income. So why supply the expenses report if those aren't considered? No clue.
So, I can't get a doctor's note because foot specialists operate by referral.
I could maybe afford a doctor appointment but not at all the specialist cost,what with tests and such before he could say I'm to receive special consideration at work.
The thing that really bugs me is, we have to study training videos on occasion as job duties increase.
One such training episode was on work and special needs consideration.
The hypothetical put forth in the training video showed a woman who had asthma and contact dermatitis.
The question asked was, what should be done when she is asked to do a task that will aggravate her condition?
Not at any time did that instruction state the woman was required to have a Doctors note before her condition would allow an exemption from certain potential tasks.
While my supervisor meanie says unless I have such a note he can't consider my issue with my feet.
I'd wondered if his treatment could be at odds with the Disability Act.
Or do I have to again need a doctor's note to prove I fall under the protection of the act?
What's telling is that compassion isn't even a consideration.
Because I brought that up.
It's not about exercising compassion.It's store policy,no getting around that, was his answer.
I'm going to ask two coworkers who are allowed to sit while doing their work if they have a doctor's note on file so to be allowed to do that.
If they don't I'll have to come up with something.
If employees complain to corporate too often,even though we're encouraged to suggest how the business could improve, and are also told to report abuse, with the option of remaining anonymous, they still know who we are when we use the in office reporting system.
They inform whomever we reported,and then seek any excuse to fire the one who reported.
My supervisor has been reported on for years.
Last month a coworker who was also targeted by him, was fired. She reported him numerous times over many years for his abuse against her.
The reason they gave for firing her was based on a trumped up charge concerning a matter that happened and was never an issue before and that occurred two years prior.
Another coworker quit on the day they transferred him to that supervisors floor. He said he'd rather quit than work with him.
The company would rather lose people left and right due to his evil, while keeping him on.
I just don't get it.
Sorry for the long reply.
