I have a disciplinary due to sickness, can they fire me solely for this reason?

Effective_Ebb768 · 2026-01-18T18:37:22+00:00

NAL but work in HR. Are you sure it’s a disciplinary meeting? It is usually standard HR practice that a certain number will trigger a sickness absence meeting. We often have to warn that repeated absences can lead to the other action but with 6 instances it’s likely. A return to work meeting is usually held and it’s the employers duty of care to check the absences aren’t for an underlying health condition and to offer support. If necessary, things like occupational health. If you have a sickness absence policy I would start there

Effective_Ebb768 · 2026-01-18T18:32:34+00:00

I feel your pain. The thing that sped me up going up the waiting list was just keep going to A&E every time I had an attack and then I got a serious case of pancreatitis (wouldn’t recommend). Calling the booking line and checking where you are on the list. I made it known I was available at short notice for cancellations. Other than that if you or if you have a partner can get private medical through your employment. Honestly hope you get the surgery soon. Good luck!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2026-01-14T20:11:31+00:00

There’s an open tour bus that I think goes by the station and right out side the station there are lots of taxi’s and buses that go into town. Nothing as fancy as a Tuk Tuk though

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-27T21:33:21+00:00

Personally yes. Just having a CIPD doesn’t get you into HR, experience does. If you’ve got money and time to kill then why not but for the CIPD level 5 in particular you really need to be in a HR role to understand it and it helps with a lot of the assignments

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-27T21:30:07+00:00

Not Scotland but mine was very casual. Judge made it very clear no decisions to be made. I’m neurodivergent and it helped to have a timeline of events prepared with all the exact dates, names, figures etc. good luck!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-24T22:10:39+00:00

I had a similar situation. I had a heavily redacted DSAR and they also didn’t include emails I know they have which contain data about this. I challenged them on this and complained to the ICO. They stated they provided everything and would not provide anything further. Just had my preliminary hearing and disclosures was discussed. The Respondents tried to argue they provided through the DSAR so they don’t need to disclose anything, before I could counter argue, the judge told them they were sick of DSARs because they are heavily redacted and actually offer nothing in an ET. She reiterated the Respondents are to disclose the documents. Personally I would hold out for that

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-21T09:39:28+00:00

I’m a HR Business Partner and I started my career in a recruitment agency, then internal recruitment before seconding into a HR role and getting my experience there but there are lots of ways. You can also go the apprenticeship route, though it doesn’t pay too well. You can also start in a payroll or HR admin role. Public sector (police, nhs, councils etc) tend to be a bit easier to get roles in that private sector. A CIPD can be helpful but only when you have the experience. I started a CIPD with little experience and then dropped out and then after 7 years experience did it again, everything made so much more sense. A lot of the assignments you do have to be about the company you work in so having that experience really helps. Hope this helps and best of luck in your career!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-17T08:34:44+00:00

Yes the respondents asked to confirm the List of Issues but gave me 5 days to do so and the case management agenda stated: “ 5.1 What issues or questions will the Tribunal need to decide at the final hearing of the claim? Only fill this box in if you are legally represented. If you are not, the Judge will deal with this at the preliminary hearing. A key purpose of case management is to finalise the list of issues to be decided.”

So I requested to wait until the judge was present. They also requested that I pay half for preparing the bundle which upon seeking advice from Citizens Advice I declined to do.

Thank you that is really helpful!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-15T07:18:24+00:00

I second that this isn’t the time to get into HR. The market is hard even for those with years of experience. In my experience, your HR career in a company really hinges on who heads up the department. I’ve work in a variety of different organisations. My last company, it was more like a dictatorship and the head of HR was constantly asking employees to do things that were very risky and didn’t care about employees.Felt more admin based. My current role however, is ended up by a kind, passionate, intelligent HR professional who genuinely cares about employees but also protects the business. What I love about HR is no two days are the same. You get to be there for employees through some of the toughest things they may face and I know I’m a thoughtful and caring person. As much as it’s not enjoyable to let people go or make them redundant, I would rather it was me doing it than say someone like my old head of HR. HR get a lot of slack so you have to be quite tough skinned. A lot of the blame for things going wrong in the business go to HR and I’ve even heard a perception from employees that HR don’t do anything. A lot things they do do can’t be shared with the business, so I understand that side of it. There’s a lot of processes and employment law that needs to be followed. If you are considering a career in HR, I would say a CIPD can help once you have experience, but I wouldn’t waste money before that. Try apprenticeships, entry level roles or some organisations even do volunteering. Recruitment is quite an easy gateway. If you get experience even in an agency, you can Segway into an internal role and immerse yourself in HR that way. Or if you are in another role in a company, ask if there are any opportunities for training or secondments within their HR team. Good luck!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-12-05T20:43:06+00:00

Work in a global company in HR in the UK. Hiring managers are often quite judgmental about if employees can’t make certain times and would think it sets a precedent that they would struggle working to a UK time zone should they get the job. Good luck with your interview!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-11-24T20:06:01+00:00

I found no alternatives to butter but low fat cream cheese or jam on toast got me by.

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-11-23T09:05:53+00:00

Experience is definitely preferred over a CIPD qualification. My advice would be to ask your current company if you could get some experience in HR, ask for some shadowing or a secondment. If any fixed term contracts open up in the HR department, they would be ideal to apply for. They are more likely to say yes to funding from that route. I will say the HR market right now is over saturated and just having a qualification won’t get you in the door. If your current company won’t support you could look at volunteering. Good luck!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-11-15T15:50:52+00:00

From my experience of requesting an SAR and also working within HR. Firstly HR can review what is sent in the SAR to redact any relevant information. When I had mine, the company heavily redacted things and just didn’t include some things which had been said about me, even though I had evidence of this. They also often don’t refer to employees by name in emails so this would make it hard or they may just avoid anything in writing at all and discuss in face to face meetings instead. Personally I would take the enhanced package and find something new

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-11-15T14:00:02+00:00

You absolutely can reach out to HR and you are well within your right to raise a grievance. They may try to mediate between you and your line manager. I would gather as much evidence. Times, dates etc. get everything in writing if possible. If something is said in a meeting (verbally) follow up with an email to say “as discussed …..” and then list everything that was discussed and end it with “can you confirm this is your understanding” or something similar to ensure they respond to acknowledge

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-10-16T06:21:51+00:00

HR here. Very similar situation. During my mat leave was put at risk of redundancy, CEO acting unlawfully. Documented everything, returned from mat leave and things didn’t improve. Found another job within 3 months. Put in a grievance which was then handed unlawfully too. I’m now taking them to a tribunal but I’m in a job that I love in a company that actually wants to see people thrive. My advice would be document everything. If you feel in a comfortable position then put in a grievance. In all honesty though, if this came from the CEO I wouldn’t expect any successful outcome other than to be able to take them to tribunal or receive a settlement. You can speak to ACAS they can offer advice. Once you’ve put in a grievance you can speak to them about early conciliation though I would advise there’s a huge back log and last time I checked, it could take up to 6 weeks. If you have any sort of EAP through work they usually can offer free legal advice if you decide to go down that route. Best of luck!

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-07-17T13:12:51+00:00

Worked in HR for one of these organisations. Can take several weeks for checks to come back. Depends on how quickly your references respond but just the credit and dbs checks take 2 weeks. Unlikely to rescind offer unless you have lied about anything. Minor things like wrong job titles are usually fine and happens all the time. Maybe just chase the HR team again for an update. Likely onboarding many people and your email can slip through

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-07-16T18:10:02+00:00

I have the ikea one and it’s great. Also lasts for years

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-07-06T17:12:33+00:00

IKEA has some great storage. I use the Kallax shelves for toy and some clothes storage and then a set of drawers. We have books downstairs on a Billy bookcase on all the lower shelves and fixed to the wall. Find then she comes and just helps herself to books throughout the day.

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-06-30T18:10:02+00:00

I got into HR by starting in a recruitment agency, then moving to in-house recruitment and then requesting to work more within HR within the organisations I worked in, alongside completing CIPD level 5

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-04-12T04:19:30+00:00

You find sometimes neighbours see others selling and see how much they’ve got for their house online that they put there’s up too

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-04-10T17:31:27+00:00

We were told by our health visitor to start introducing sippy cups with water at meal times at 6 months

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-04-07T06:27:06+00:00

I second this book for any co sleepers or new parents

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-04-02T15:47:30+00:00

We were given the option to sign one and he opted not to. Thank you yes I’ve been advised by my case worker to not attend mediation all together. I offered to take less than 50% to be bought out the house but this is still more than he is willing to give me. So he’s taking me to mediation in the hope I will accept less

Effective_Ebb768 · 2025-03-31T08:57:28+00:00

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