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Disabled staff ‘victimised’ by sickness policies
DISABLED staff are being “victimised and terrorised” by company bosses using draconian sickness policies, public-sector workers warned yesterday.
Far too many workplaces are applying the same attendance management policies to all staff regardless of whether or not they have a disability, Unison conference heard.
This is leaving disabled workers feeling guilty for having a disability, delegates said, with many companies using it to get rid of them “through the back door.”
Highlighting employers’ obsession with sickness absence, Newport’s Steph Davies said: “I’m not alone in witnessing members being interrogated about their absence.
“But many managers don’t understand disability and mental health is an area that particularly worries me. Employers have no empathy and are afraid to approach them.
Source: http://rinf.com/alt-news/uk-news/disabled-staff-victimised-sickness-policies/
