Hi,

You're doing really well - however, your manager is not just a ******** but is ignorant of the law. If you have a Union talk to your rep and get them engaged, you might also want to contact your local MacMillan team and/or Citizens Advice.

Employers are legally obliged to make reasonable adjustments for anyone who is recovering from a severe illness. Here's some useful on the subject.

www.macmillan.org.uk/.../your-rights.html

www.breastcancercare.org.uk/.../going-back-work-after-treatment

m.acas.org.uk/index.aspx

Best wishes

Dave

Thanks Dave. 

No worries - I've seen this from both sides as a line manager and as a patient :-)

I’ve got a conversation arranged with said ******** for mid January. Unfortunately, this is part if a wider issue where I work, I’ve told him and made it clear that I will carry it through, that if I don’t get some support, I will go back off sick and cite work induced stress and poor management as the reason. Work stress is one of the few things that gets the organisation I work for off it’s corporate backside.  

I went back to work on a phased return, that was planned right from the start of treatment. What I went back to was the expectation that a) I was fully fit and the the phasing was to get used to being at work again and b) a full workload on part time hours. Very little had been done whilst I was absent and I had that to catch up as well. 

Sorry for the rant. 

I’ve got a conversation arranged with said ******** for mid January. Unfortunately, this is part if a wider issue where I work, I’ve told him and made it clear that I will carry it through, that if I don’t get some support, I will go back off sick and cite work induced stress and poor management as the reason. Work stress is one of the few things that gets the organisation I work for off it’s corporate backside.  

I went back to work on a phased return, that was planned right from the start of treatment. What I went back to was the expectation that a) I was fully fit and the the phasing was to get used to being at work again and b) a full workload on part time hours. Very little had been done whilst I was absent and I had that to catch up as well. 

Sorry for the rant. 

No worries about the rant, that's what the forum is for :-)

My own phased return involved reduced hours and reduced responsibilities - especially some line management duties. These included, ironically, managing a colleague's phased return to work ;-)

Maybe your boss needs to be given a definition of a phased return ...

Good luck!

Dave

Thanks Dave!

Oh my goodness your return work dosnt sou d very encouraging don't know when I get to do all that .work have been supportive I go in every few weeks for to give my boss update also my youngest son works there as well and feel it stops people keep asking him .I'll probably be off least year been off since august this year hope for surgery February time then more chemotherapy then another operation don't know if radiotherapy is on cards . hubby don't want me to return work but I think I want to try part time .don't think I'll ever manage full time again .I think my employer has to be guided by occupational health but we shall see .plus I shall be wanting to earn bit money again .