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Am I being discriminated at work against post natal depression which has lasted for more than 12 months?

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Skysha · 08/10/2019 03:04

Hello everyone I hope you are all well....
So I'd like to ask for some advice if anyone has the spare time to lend me some as I am going out of my mind thinking of all the potential possibilities.
I had a set of twin girls in Feb 2018 and was meant to return to work as a Nursery Practitioner in a school at some point in Jan 2019
Since Jan I haven't returned, I was signed off until March due to PND(post natal depression) and since then I haven't returned even though I am fit to return.
There were various messages back and forth from occupational health to my psychiatrist to the school etc. Anyhow I recently had a new report from occupational and they have said, that due to the nature of the PND I should have a phased return to work in a supernumerary supervised capacity. I'm not entirely sure what that even means.
However, I have a very big gut feeling that the school will refuse and say they cannot accommodate around those reasonable adjustments and will want to sack me. The reason of sacking they will most likely put down to 'concerns of safeguarding'

So do I stand a chance of taking them to a tribunal?
Has anyone been in a similar situation?

It's a very confusing situation because they have been paying me since Jan 2019 when I should have returned. Part of me feels like they genuinely want me to return, but if they did then surely they would make those reasonable adjustments?

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Skysha · 10/10/2019 02:33

I know right, the craziest thing is my psychiatrist said I am fully fit to work and there are no safeguarding concerns and I can work unsupervised and back to my usual role. He has worked with me for over a year and no way would he say I'm fit and capable to work if he didn't believe it himself.

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prh47bridge · 10/10/2019 10:16

Your psychiatrist may think there are no safeguarding concerns but the school is entitled to take its own view. Perhaps they are being overly cautious but a tribunal may well find that their actions are reasonable.

Namechangeforthiscancershit · 10/10/2019 10:41

None of this makes any sense. The school do seem to have some concerns. They are entitled not to rely on your psychiatrist if they don't want to for whatever reason. It has been such a long time now- it must be time to take proper advice?

Skysha · 06/11/2019 18:41

Quick update so my employer went back to occupational health and I have finally returned. It's a phased return and in Jan 2020 I'll be back to full time. I'm so happy they reconsidered. No way should people have to loose their job because they had PND. Women shouldn't even have to fear speaking up and risk loosing their occupation. Thank you everyone who comments

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