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Hi - I'm a bit late catching up on this and am also appalled. AtW might be asked to explain what this means and challenged about it. I googled it in case it might refer to some other organisation funding access (you know, sometimes pressure groups take on challenging terminology to provoke, empower, raise awareness) but couldn't find anything. If it does relate to the individual then it is absolutely absolutely not acceptable. best wishes Helen ________________________________ From: HEEON equal opportunities list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Chris Baxter [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 9:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Advice Please Sometimes Rob? So, I am obviously being obtuse or perhaps I am refusing to believe that a disabled colleague would be described as deadweight..really, can anyone shed a light on this what is deadweight? Chris Baxter Head of Student Disability and Diversity Student Services C10 Portland Building University of Nottingham 0115 9514377 Disability Support website<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/supportforyourstudies/disabilitysupport/index.aspx> Equality and Diversity website<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/equalityanddiversity/index.aspx> Usual working days are Tuesday to Friday From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kemp, Rob (Human Resources) Sent: 05 December 2014 09:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Advice Please I really worry about AtW sometimes Rob Rob Kemp Manager - Equality & Diversity Human Resources Division, Lancaster University Phone: 01524 510624 http://www.lancs.ac.uk/HR/equality-diversity/ http://www.lancs.ac.uk/sci-tech/athenaswan/ [twoticks_symbol] From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley Bradshaw Sent: 04 December 2014 17:03 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Advice Please I know I was appalled by that – they copied it in to the employee concerned as well! Lesley Lesley Bradshaw Head of Equality and Diversity University of Derby Tel: 01332 591433 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Important Dates in November 2014 1st All Saints’ Day – Christian 2nd Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I – 5th Al-Hijra New Year’s Day – Islam 6th Birthday of Guru Nanak - Sikh 11th Armistice Day 12th Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i 15th Shichi-Go-San – Japanese 22nd Start of Disability History Month<http://www.derby.ac.uk/hr/diversity/diversity-events/disability-history-month-2014> 30th Advent Sunday – Christian [IID for email signature] [stonewall logo] [AS_RGB_Member small] [two_ticks] [lowres-email footerONLY] [DisabledGo Logo 2] From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Baxter Sent: 04 December 2014 16:55 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Advice Please Deadweight!? Maybe I am being obtuse but.. deadweight!? Chris Baxter Head of Student Disability and Diversity Student Services C10 Portland Building University of Nottingham 0115 9514377 Disability Support website<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/supportforyourstudies/disabilitysupport/index.aspx> Equality and Diversity website<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/equalityanddiversity/index.aspx> Usual working days are Tuesday to Friday From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley Bradshaw Sent: 04 December 2014 16:44 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Advice Please Hello Just thought I would update you on an issue with Access to Work. We have a lady in a wheelchair whose son has been bringing her into work and collecting the wheelchair from its charging place and taking it out to her car for her and doing the reverse when she goes home. Unfortunately her son now has a job and is no longer available to do it for her. We put something in place for her temporarily so that she was not disadvantaged. This has apparently gone against us. We had a very abrupt response from the caseworker from AtW who was very abrupt to the employees manager on the phone: This was the response we got Excerpt from AtW Guidance; “Under AtW, we cannot provide help in situations where an employer has been providing support for an employee and then withdraws help as a money saving strategy. Employers have a legal obligation under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments, and if adjustments have already been made, employers cannot withdraw them just because AtW funding may be available. If you have any doubts, you should request written evidence from the employer as to why support that was previously offered has been withdrawn. Deadweight can also apply to help previously offered on a voluntary basis by a friend, relative or colleague if there has been no other change of circumstance, other than the withdrawal of help previously supplied voluntarily. If deadweight applies you should not offer AtW support.” Unfortunately, under these circumstances Access to Work support is not available in this case, and this current application will now be closed. Lesley Bradshaw Head of Equality and Diversity University of Derby Tel: 01332 591433 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Important Dates in November 2014 1st All Saints’ Day – Christian 2nd Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I – 5th Al-Hijra New Year’s Day – Islam 6th Birthday of Guru Nanak - Sikh 11th Armistice Day 12th Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i 15th Shichi-Go-San – Japanese 22nd Start of Disability History Month<http://www.derby.ac.uk/hr/diversity/diversity-events/disability-history-month-2014> 30th Advent Sunday – Christian [IID for email signature] [stonewall logo] [AS_RGB_Member small] [two_ticks] [lowres-email footerONLY] [DisabledGo Logo 2] From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Small Sent: 05 November 2014 09:35 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Advice Please Hi Funding through Access to work may be available. On 5 November 2014 09:27, Lesley Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hello We have a female member of staff that we have purchased a wheelchair for and it is kept at work. Currently this member of staff comes to work with her son who goes and collects the wheelchair and helps her in and out of the car at the start and end of the day. The son now has a job and will no longer be able to help her with this. She has asked if the Porters would be able to help. I am sure it would be no problem asking them to bring the chair out to her but I am concerned about them helping her in and out of the car – both from a sensitivity and health and safety point of view. Would this be something we should be assisting her with? Is there likely to be any funding available for her to employ someone to act in this capacity? 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