I have an employee with Cerebral Palsy who is home working today for the same reasons.
Regards
Amanda Savage BSc(Hons);SpPrac OH; RGN; DON; NEBOSH
Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Derek Wilkinson
Sent: 06 January 2010 14:28
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Disability Discrimination Act and Adverse Weather
Happy new year to all,
I wonder if anyone has any thoughts with regards to the following which came
across my desk this morning:
An employee of a local council has MS and normally manages to meet the full
responsibilities of her post. However, like most of us over the last couple of
days has found it difficult to get into work because of the fine weather we
have all been enjoying.
This person could not make it into work this morning and rang to inform line
management to be told that this would have to be taken from normal leave
entitlement. The person concerned suggested that because of the underlying
MS, that there was a higher risk to themselves should they slip in the snow
because this would cause an exacerbation of previous MS symptoms, stating
that this has happened previously. The person concerned wants line
management to view this absence differently under DDA and make allowance
for the conditionand it not affecting their leave entitlement. Whilst I have my
own thoughts with regards to this, I would be grateful for any opinions that
other people might have so that at least I can respond with some degree of
confidence.
Thanks in anticipation,
Derek Wilkinson RGN, Dip (OH)
Lead OHA Capita Health Solutions
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