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[Dishevelled Den]

I`m no longer in a union i was only given the advice by a usdaw rep cause he works inhouse security at tesco`s on our site....So i`m on me own in 3 hrs time.... :-/

The following may help you Bertie.



http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3574&start=0&hilit=DISABILITY+LIVING+ALLOWANCE



http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/joomla/diabetes-and-the-disability-discrimination-act

[bertiecbx550]

Cheers zulu that seems like a good forum and website.... On a serious note though i have been told tonight that i will have to reapply for my job within Aej facilites mangement...Wether i`m successful or not. We shall see until then all i can do is do my job and hopefully convince them i am not the waste of space they think i am.....

[chunk]

The union rep is not very up to date with current practise mate.

Your management cannot use the fact that you are a type 2 diabetic against you in any way and in fact if they did they would be discriminating against you according to the disability discrimination act.

I know this as unfortunately I have had to carry out redundancy assessments myself on three occassions in the past 2 years and any absence attributed to diabetes could not be included in the assessment as it was against the DDA.

I believe that they will be on dodgy ground if they relate your diabetes to the current issues you have. They should at the very least find you suitable alternative employment in the organisation that does not disadvantage you financialy.   

[SJKOO01]

I could be wrong here, but isn't diabetes classed as a disability ?.

Maybe a good starting point for you to look at ?.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/DisabilityRights/DG_4001069

Like I said...........

Yeah, I know you beat me to it Vamps, but the more the better to help a fellow OOF member out, always a good thing ......      

[jerry]

I am a sata/usdaw rep and I would certainly say that :
1)they cannot discriminate against you under the DDA act
2)under the Working Time Regulations Act 1998 your company should however require you to complete a health assessment to assess your suitability for night work which is there to identify any adjustments that might be required to protect your health.

I would argue that your type of diabetes should not prevent your ability to do the job provided certain adjustments could be made such as some of the emergency contact devices mentioned by others being available. Health and safety is often used by some employers as a reason to deny jobs to workers with "disabilities", but the law states that employers should conduct a risk assesment with the employee being involved in this and that they must make "reasonable" (as always !) adjustments for the employee. If its not too late, join a Union and get some decent advice on this. Any Union is only ever as good as its reps and members but there is always an Area Organizer for example to get good advice from. Even poor employers take notice when a Union rep who knows all the company policies and relevant legal acts starts to make waves as noone wants to face the possible fines and bad publicity that can result from treating their staff unfairly or illegally. Good luck mate

[Vamps]

I could be wrong here, but isn't diabetes classed as a disability ?.

Maybe a good starting point for you to look at ?.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/DisabilityRights/DG_4001069

Like I said...........

Yeah, I know you beat me to it Vamps, but the more the better to help a fellow OOF member out, always a good thing ......      

Agreed, I have no problem with that.....

[jereboam]

I've had type 2 diabetes for about 6 years.  You don't get hypos while you're in the diet controlled phase.  You shouldn't get them when move onto tablets, although you need to be careful - you can overreact and get a bit wobbly when they change your medication.  You shouldn't need to go onto medication for at least a couple of years anyway.  It all changes if you have to go onto injected insulin, but it usually takes many years before you get to this stage.

Diabetes is classed as a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), so your employer can't take action against you giving that as a reason.

You need to tell the DVLA and your car insurance people, but as long as you are diet controlled or on tablets, this doesn't affect your driving licence or insurance premium. 

If you are overweight, lose some lard, and it might just go away.  If you need any more specific information, PM me.