Ok so is long sorry but I want to try and get as much information in as I can!
In Jan 2020 I was offered a part time job in a local hospital admin...it's in a branch of the NHS but not the main NHS.
I started March 2020, pandemic hit, I went full time and was then seconded to another central team to support a project and worked literally 7 days a week 12 to 14 hours a day supporting this... from home for around 6 weeks. I passed my probation with flying colours and in October 2020 went for, and got, a job in the central team supporting health staff nationally. WFH position.
I was, and am, excellent at my job. It's level 1 banding (slightly different to NHS but band 3 equivalent) and suited me as I was also studying for my masters. Level and salary were the same as I was on but more opportunities for promotion.
I switched Uni in September 2020 and started again (course and pandemic meant a better choice for me) so my MA lasted 2 years instead of the 1 expected. My new role was shifts and I was also managing my kids, all of whom have been diagnosed or who are currently being assessed for asd and adhd at varying levels. My dp works long hours s/e and was working even more once lockdown lifted as there was so much work and everything fell onto me.
In April I had surgery on my sinuses, after this had been delayed due to the pandemic. Prior to this my manager left to another employer and I went for an interview at her new employer and got the job...same as I was doing but slightly more money and less pressure. I did not get on there...I didn't know why at the time, hindsight is a wonderful thing!, my exit interview with my old employer took place after I had started there due to the time off I had had for the surgery. They said they would have me back, and when I said I may be interested they bit my hand off and I was starting back there within 3 months of leaving.
So... July ( a month after I started back) I was diagnosed with adhd. Long process and answered a million questions. I had a precbooked week off when my MA dissertation was due shortly afterwards and fell to pieces with anxiety and stress. I've always been able to cope and suddenly I couldn't. On top of the surgery recovery, starting hrt and crippling migraines (no doubt not helped by all of the above!) I ended up taking a month off with stress.
Because I was a re-starter I had to undertake my 3 months probation again. I wasn't overly impressed with this as they had been desperate to have me back but accepted it as a requirement without complain obviously! I took a month off and they have extended my probation by 3 months. This in itself, while not ideal, I accepted...i would have rather a month to just make up the time I had off but HR insisted on 3 months. All this was through my manager HR never spoke to me directly.
I was also not entitled to full pay on sick leave, as my contract of employment was new and I needed to be there for a year. My pay at the end of August was full pay as I was off sick after the payroll cut off. At the end of September they paid me SSP for the whole of September (not technically correct as I returned mid September) but they also deducted half of my pay for August in one go, with no notice and replaced it with SSP. So I was paid at the end of September a grand total of just over £10. With no notice. Their payroll team just said it will be sorted October HR said they couldn't do anything.
You can imagine the stress and worry this caused. I ended up leaving work early one day the following week with a migraine. So worried about my time off sick I went back too early and ended up taking the Friday off too and ended up on antibiotics for a sinus infection (saw my consultant the following week and I have ongoing scar tissue weeping so they are keeping an eye on this).
My manager advised that I would need a sickness review with herself and HR. OK I figured that's ok, she assured me it isn't a formal warning or anything just a chat, but I have had the letter this morning and been advised to have representation and all of my sicknesses are down as migraines which is quite clearly not the case. Her line manager will also be present.
I am so unbelievably upset, anxious and stressed about this now. I have been diagnosed with a disability that has held me back my entire life. They talked to me about this and agreed a plan to help me manage my working day (role had changed since I was here at the beginning of the year and is just one task all day long most days they agreed to split my tasks 50/50 this just hasn't happened despite me asking again a couple of times). My 121's with my manager are often late, she spends the whole time answering queries on the support feed and she seems to tell me one thing and either forget to do anything to support me or just do something else. I am excellent at my job still despite all this, scoring 99% average in my KPI's for Oct for instance. I really do like my manager but don't think she gets that I have a disability and is old school as far as MH is concerned.
Please help...any advise would be gratefully received. I know that this is all very outing but I don't believe there is anything that shouldn't be there. I am going to see about joining a union today.