Originally Posted by Chrysalis

I dont think the world is much different now.

Most disabled people who work are usually people who turned disabled when already employed by that company and as such the company would have to be careful sacking them.

eg. when I fell ill half a dozen years or so back I was working for jessops and it took them just 2 weeks to sack me as I was in a probation period, I asked them to redeploy me and even drop my wages but they werent interested. That was when I claimed IB, they even told me to claim it and wrote a letter to the DWP.

I think the difference is now quite simply there is less sympathy in what is a harsher living environment.

I spoke to someone within the DWP when a case was been discussed about 6 months back and was discussing the new medical with them, they were pushing across the point that the modern work place is now more disabled freindly etc. and the new medicals were to reflect that. I said companies were only doing whats required by law and will still not willingly employ sick people, its goes against common sense and their duties to shareholders. The DWP seem to have missed the point its not about what someone can do its more about if they employable and how their physical health is affected. When I asked the DWP person to give me some examples of companies employing sick people they couldnt even name me one. What the DWP is essentially doing is telling sick and disabled people they need to compete for jobs on a equal footing with fit and able people in a dog eat dog world, knowing they will just get slaughtered.