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Exemption Process

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Mickeybrowneyes
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Joined: 12 Sep 2021, 06:18
Gender: Male

Re: Exemption Process

Post by Mickeybrowneyes »

The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
If you have been turned down with your circumstances than I think it is pretty clear that there will be no exceptions across the board.
It's a a disgrace that they are not willing to accommodate a a scenario like this or even explore a plan to make it work for employee and employer.
I know in my area the the senior managers have made it clear to staff and local managers that no one will be getting it while citing the agreement if there is any pushback.
Well it did say in the agreement that they will only move the network window by more than sixty minutes if there was no way of making it operationally viable to do it in under sixty minutes.
It's has been proved that it only needs to move by half an hour yet they are pushing for over an hour in most offices.
Worrying times. Again.
CarryingMGMT
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 310
Joined: 29 Jul 2023, 22:33
Gender: Male

Re: Exemption Process

Post by CarryingMGMT »

The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
You should try and get a transfer out of Delivery to the nearest Mail Centre, citing this as your reasons. Get your area union rep on the case.

If management are unwilling to search every single avenue to accommodate you then take them to the f**king cleaners. Enlist the help of a no win no fee lawyer firm as a last resort.

Good luck!
TopperGas
Posts: 3460
Joined: 13 Feb 2021, 22:46
Gender: Male

Re: Exemption Process

Post by TopperGas »

The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
Is giving a child medication any more of an issue than having to arrange for childcare or children to be collected from school?
Smoothbackground
Posts: 1274
Joined: 21 Sep 2023, 20:01
Gender: Female

Re: Exemption Process

Post by Smoothbackground »

TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:20
The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
Is giving a child medication any more of an issue than having to arrange for childcare or children to be collected from school?
Yes. The act of “administering” medication is a risky area and many providers (childminders, breakfast clubs, etc) will be unwilling to give medication, especially if epilepsy meds etc.
TopperGas
Posts: 3460
Joined: 13 Feb 2021, 22:46
Gender: Male

Re: Exemption Process

Post by TopperGas »

Smoothbackground wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:39
TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:20
The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
Is giving a child medication any more of an issue than having to arrange for childcare or children to be collected from school?
Yes. The act of “administering” medication is a risky area and many providers (childminders, breakfast clubs, etc) will be unwilling to give medication, especially if epilepsy meds etc.
The OP has now gone from having a disabled child at home to one being at school requiring regular medication, there's clearly a lot more to this than we're ever going to be told on here.
Barnacle
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Joined: 13 Dec 2022, 16:58
Gender: Female
Location: Earth

Re: Exemption Process

Post by Barnacle »

TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 20:02
Smoothbackground wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:39
TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:20
The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
Is giving a child medication any more of an issue than having to arrange for childcare or children to be collected from school?
Yes. The act of “administering” medication is a risky area and many providers (childminders, breakfast clubs, etc) will be unwilling to give medication, especially if epilepsy meds etc.
The OP has now gone from having a disabled child at home to one being at school requiring regular medication, there's clearly a lot more to this than we're ever going to be told on here.
I think what is clear, is that they have a strong argument for an exemption or at least some flexibility, but the fact that they were knocked back means exemptions are rarer than hens teeth.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
ted_e_bear
Posts: 4078
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 19:37
Gender: Male

Re: Exemption Process

Post by ted_e_bear »

TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 20:02
Smoothbackground wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:39
TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:20
The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
Is giving a child medication any more of an issue than having to arrange for childcare or children to be collected from school?
Yes. The act of “administering” medication is a risky area and many providers (childminders, breakfast clubs, etc) will be unwilling to give medication, especially if epilepsy meds etc.
The OP has now gone from having a disabled child at home to one being at school requiring regular medication, there's clearly a lot more to this than we're ever going to be told on here.
Could be a mistake, worded incorrectly, poss should have said seriously ill partner at home and disabled child, or disabled child and partner at home maybe.
The Goats Toe
Posts: 26
Joined: 29 Sep 2009, 18:45
Gender: Male

Re: Exemption Process

Post by The Goats Toe »

ted_e_bear wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 21:04
TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 20:02
Smoothbackground wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:39
TopperGas wrote:
23 Apr 2024, 15:20
The Goats Toe wrote:
21 Apr 2024, 20:16
Philbag70 wrote:
20 Apr 2024, 16:37
The Goats Toe wrote:
19 Apr 2024, 20:29
After going down an appeal route it has been turned down now too, despite lino saying I should be fine. Now what options have i left to me? Seriously ill partner and disabled child at home. All genuine help/advice gratefully recieved. TIA
Are you a carer for your disabled child? If so, the Equality Act 2010 might cover your situation? I recommend checking Gov.uk and also Carers UK for information.
Yes I''m carer for child, plus medication has to be given at certain times of the day and school have stated they will only give it once which means I need to administer it the second time. This is a prearrangement with school and has been in place for a few years now.
Is giving a child medication any more of an issue than having to arrange for childcare or children to be collected from school?
Yes. The act of “administering” medication is a risky area and many providers (childminders, breakfast clubs, etc) will be unwilling to give medication, especially if epilepsy meds etc.
The OP has now gone from having a disabled child at home to one being at school requiring regular medication, there's clearly a lot more to this than we're ever going to be told on here.
Could be a mistake, worded incorrectly, poss should have said seriously ill partner at home and disabled child, or disabled child and partner at home maybe.
Yes the last post is coorect