Pregnancy Related Ilness - Help

[nisha85]

I need some help, i started a job in April with the NHS. I was already 3 months pregnant. I am having a terrible pregnancy and I had 3 days of in april due to vomiting (they did not know I was pregnant then). I told them in May, I have had the last two weeks off as I have broken out in rashes, severe headaches and itching/vomiting . The doctors booked me off for two weeks. When I went into work today the manager approached me and she seemed upset and said she is just informing me that she is sending me for a occupational health assessment to see if I am really fit to work and she has a obligation to inform me.

This is the same manager who previously told me I would have to make up the time for my antenatal care appointments, i had to contact HR for them to state that antenatal appointments are paid.

I require some advice on how to deal with this.

Thank you , I have re-posted in the employment section.

Go to the occ health assessment, they are independent from your employers and will probably just state that you have ante-natal problems. Don't feel stressed about this, it is probably standard that if someone has a certain amount of time off ill (especailly early on in employment) they are referred to OH.

I am not stressed about the appointment but it was the manner in which the manager approached me as if I have done something wrong, I am only bank staff so I do not get paid for any time off. There is a guy who works with us who has had the same amount of time off but he has not been referred to the occ for a health assessment.