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?

 

 

 

I really worry about AtW sometimes

 

Rob

 

 

 

I know I was appalled by that – they copied it in to the employee concerned as well!

 

Lesley

 

 

 

Deadweight!?

Maybe I am being obtuse but.. deadweight!?

 

 

 

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doubts, you should request written evidence from the employer as to why support that was previously offered has been withdrawn.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]

 

Important Dates in November 2014

1^st           All Saints’ Day – Christian

2^nd          Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I –

5^th          Al-Hijra New Year’s Day – Islam

6^th          Birthday of Guru Nanak - Sikh

11^th        Armistice Day

12^th        Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i

15^th        Shichi-Go-San – Japanese

22^nd        Start of Disability History Month

30^th        Advent Sunday – Christian

 

               

 

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