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Pixiedust74 · 06/12/2019 18:11

I've been in my job since May 2018 and last December I was very honest with my manager and told him about my bipolar, he promised me less hours which I did for a few months but got so behind with work I had to go back full time.
In September I broke my foot at work. I was originally signed off for 8 weeks but as there was no one to cover my job I started back with no support from my manager. I've been signed off again as my foot isn't healing and I told my boss who just messaged back to say well I don't know what to say. I worked while I was sick and got grief while I was sick for not completing some duties. I keep getting pulled up in emails by another director who is a bully. They all know 3 months ago I took an overdose and again no support.
Do I fight for my job or just walk (hop) away. My partner is worried about me and said to leave as it's making me ill but I've no money at all.

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MarieG10 · 06/12/2019 18:25

It is very unfair but I think you are better to walk away as you dont sound in a robust enough state to fight it

daisychain01 · 08/12/2019 10:41

In September I broke my foot at work. I was originally signed off for 8 weeks but as there was no one to cover my job I started back with no support from my manager

Was your accident formally recorded as an incident in their accident book or whatever records they keep. Irrespective of whether your accident was as a consequence of some negligence on their part, they still need to keep records.

As regards returning to work before you were fully recovered, that was a decision you made, and whilst it is commendable that you tried to get back to your job, it wasn't necessarily an action that you would ever be thanked or recompensed for.

I would summarise the circumstances of your health in writing, stating that you have struggled with your MH for several years including the OD 3 months ago, and you are committed to return to work, possibly on a phased return for a month (or whatever timeframe you and your GP decide is appropriate), and you would request their support to help you to return to full duties.

I wouldn't mention the bullying manager, as that would be a hiding to nothing Im afraid. You'd always come out the bad person. Keep the letter/email in the positive, and state clearly what they can do to support you. You could (as I advised to another poster on here) set up a spreadsheet which logs your daily tasks broken down by 15, 30 or 60 min timeframes to show what you're working on and any tasks that cannot be completed due to lack of time. Suggest a meeting to discuss, as it could prove the point that another person needs to be recruited, even temp/agency to cover the backlog.

I can not detect anything they have done that is necessarily discriminatory, particularly as they did initially support your disclosure about BP, but it does seem like your workload has become excessive, so you need to prove that with facts and data.

daisychain01 · 08/12/2019 10:45

Sorry, just to be clear it should have said

Irrespective of whether your accident was as a consequence of some negligence on their part, or just a fall that had nothing to do with any fault on their side, they still need to keep records of workplace injuries.

If you believe they were at fault, then this is something you could take further, but the facts need to be clear as to whether you have a case and whether you should mention this to them formally.

daisychain01 · 08/12/2019 10:50

I don't believe you should immediately walk away without at least trying to improve matters. If they have HR, the managers may be advised to tread carefully given your MH challenges, especially if you put things in writing in a professional, constructive manner, they'll see there is willingness to get things back on track.

Meantime no harm in getting your CV ready and out there, just in case things don't improve.

Sorry you've been down, hope things become more positive in 2020 for you Flowers

LIZS · 08/12/2019 10:51

What type of job is it? It was not your responsibility to keep on top of things if signed off, the employer should have arranged cover and/or reduced your duties for a phased return. Do you have access to occupational health? Any accident at work should have beeb formally logged

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