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I've had six months of hell and I feel vulnerable at work.

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mousebacon · 10/03/2011 22:04

Hello, I'd really like some advice on what (if anything) I can/should do about the situation I find myself in.

I'm a teacher with management responsibility.

At the end of September I miscarried my baby at 11+ weeks. 10 days later I had an op for retained products. I was then told I had MRSA after my surgery and needed treatment for that.

I went back to work after october half term (3 weeks on the sick)

The baby was cremated on the 1st of December.

I then found out I was pg again but started to bleed at about 6 weeks. I bled every day but 2 early scans were reassuring. I then went to my 12 week scan to be told the baby had died. I had an erpc 2 days later. I only had 1 week off.

Last week was the baby's cremation on wednesday, an emergency scan on thurday where I was told they suspected molar then hospital on friday for another erpc as the last one had failed (I was full of retained products.) That op was cancelled and done on saturday.

I went back to work on monday, still in my surgical stockings...

My boss arranged a meeting with me on monday to tell me that she will be proceding with capability procedings if a set list of things aren't completed by May half term.

I'm just so tired and worn out by all of this. I have been pg or bleeding since august. I love my job and through all of this have struggled into work so as not to let anyone down and now this Sad

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KatieMiddleton · 18/03/2011 11:44

I reckon she's got sickness policy confused. Keeping in touch with people on long term sick is good practice. Knowing when to step back and leave someone to get better is common sense. Not everyone can make the distinction (although a manager should be able to, but hr training for HTs is generally poor/non-existent).

She should be speaking to HR at the LEA but I wouldn't be surprised if she's making it up as she goes or if she is getting advice it will be dependent on what she has told them.

Sounds like your union is on the ball which is good. Hope everything works out for you.

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