Work from home jobs

[Carlo1460]

@breville_monkey

No, you cannot fire someone due to a protected characteristic

I must’ve missed where you mentioned disability so I can apologise for that, but otherwise yes, they can if they wish (provided not protected).

@breville_monkey

It’s a very common reasonable adjustment made due to disability or other protected factors.

That’s where workplace adjustments are mandatory to support disability and those protected characteristics.

Workplace adjustments, ie in the office adjustments.

I’ve never seen a story where someone started an office job while able, and then become disabled and then their employer forced to allow them to work from home. There’s a multitude of options to consider before the wfh solution.

[breville_monkey]

@Carlo1460

I must’ve missed where you mentioned disability so I can apologise for that,

Read the OP, this is a thread about someone who is a carer.

[Carlo1460]

They’re a carer, not disabled?

[Revels]

It’s one and the same from a protected characteristic viewpoint.

@breville_monkey

You seem to think every employer will fire anyone with a disability, I’m sorry that’s your experience but it isn’t mine and I can assure you there are many who do actively support people making requests.

That’s not what I said and it’s not my direct experience.

But if you start a hybrid/office job and then say “I want to WFH full time because I’m a carer” you’re not going to be top of the keep list in many organisations.

[breville_monkey]

Also protected - discriminating against carers is discrimination by association.

[breville_monkey]

@Revels

But if you start a hybrid/office job and then say “I want to WFH full time because I’m a carer” you’re not going to be top of the keep list in many organisations.

Again we are just going to have to agree to disagree on this.