Job satisfaction
Rejoice with me, for I have just learned that the specialist DDA advice I gave some months ago on a personal case has resulted in the abominably-treated member concerned accepting a substantial out of court settlement :-)
I won't regale the details because I wouldn't want to run even the slightest risk of anyone being able to identify the person involved. But I was asked to find a compelling argument that the way in which she was treated constituted discrimination. And it wasn't easy. But I did. Armed with my advice, the local union rep escalated the case to the Employment Tribunal. At which point, evidently, the employer recognised that it had little prospect of success and offered a financial settlement. Crucially, the member has now had confirmation that she wasn't just making a fuss about nothing, and should be able to put the whole ghastly business behind her. Result.
In other good news, my scarabs were delivered today.
I won't regale the details because I wouldn't want to run even the slightest risk of anyone being able to identify the person involved. But I was asked to find a compelling argument that the way in which she was treated constituted discrimination. And it wasn't easy. But I did. Armed with my advice, the local union rep escalated the case to the Employment Tribunal. At which point, evidently, the employer recognised that it had little prospect of success and offered a financial settlement. Crucially, the member has now had confirmation that she wasn't just making a fuss about nothing, and should be able to put the whole ghastly business behind her. Result.
In other good news, my scarabs were delivered today.
posted by
Lady Bracknell | Friday, August 14, 2009
10 Comments:
Yay, nice one :)
And the scarabs look delicious!
They are.
The photographs don't begin to do them justice.
O frabjous day! Callooh, callay! That has got to be a goooooood feeling.
and
Aaaaah, purty!!
Oooooh, that's excellent news about the advice. it's good to hear. And the scarabs are pretty.
-A.W., who has temporarily forgotten his log-in on blogger.
Wonderful... it's great to hear of someone getting her point across to people who otherwise refuse to hear it.
Excellently done. :-)
Hope all is well in Lady Bracknell Towers.
Job done - nice work Lady B!
Well done!
G'day Lady B.
Hope everything is OK and you're well. Haven't heard anything from you for a while and your words are sorely missed.
Seconded, Gary Miller - Lady B, BADD2010 won't be the same without you.
Oh, crumbs - is it nearly that time again?
I had been vaguely planning to contribute for this year's and then shut this decrepit old blog down for good.
Can I get away with just saying "Disability discrimination is bad", do you think...?
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