{"id":23,"date":"2023-06-04T08:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xpertwitness.co.uk\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:50:44","slug":"employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xpertwitness.co.uk\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fb377 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26fb377\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f36f77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f36f77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092faa4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"092faa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Law Matters<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a52031 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a52031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Private &amp; LAA accepted<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3547a6 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3547a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/xpertwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Steth_gavel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-84\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c652df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c652df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bb737 animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bb737\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf70d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bf70d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Psychiatric  Assessments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bb8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3bb8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Online or in person, often same day appointments. The main rate limiting step is getting access to the GP records. In many of these cases, third party information, from Occupational Health is valuable, as is a family member.<\/p><p>Most of these cases, arise out of poor communication between OH, HR, Line Managers, and the GP.\u00a0<\/p><p>In some cases, the GPs have not adequately treated a depression.<\/p><p>The solutions are, in many cases, straightforward, and outcomes are good for the employee &#8211; especially in terms of getting the correct treatment in a timely fashion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852252f animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"852252f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071c2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"071c2c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Instructions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5472dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5472dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Age, Disability,\u00a0Gender reassignment,\u00a0Marriage and civil partnership,\u00a0Pregnancy and maternity,\u00a0Race,\u00a0Religion or belief,\u00a0Sex,\u00a0Sexual orientation are factors that may need to be explored. Discrimination &#8211; micro-aggressions or overt discrimination leads to mental health problems.<\/p><p>People with mental health challenges also face discrimination.\u00a0<\/p><p>ADHD, commonly undiagnosed in Adults, is a cause of poor performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f304d14 animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f304d14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f190f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f190f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equality Act 2010<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db5be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0db5be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instructions commonly ask me to explore whether there is a disability as defined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2010\/15\/contents\">Equality Act 2010<\/a>, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of certain characteristics.<\/p><p>There is protection against discrimination against protected characteristics, some of which realte to Psychiatry:<\/p><p><strong>Direct discrimination<\/strong>: treating someone less favourably due to e.g., mental illness.<\/p><p>Indirect discrimination: having a rule, policy or practice that applies to everyone but disadvantages people who are neurodivergent.<\/p><p><strong>Harassment:<\/strong> unwanted behaviour related to e.g., a learning disability, or dyslexia\/dyspraxia.<\/p><p><strong>Victimisation:<\/strong> treating someone unfairly because they have made a complaint e.g., vulnerable person with mental health challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12fe6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c12fe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fdb4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69fdb4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35efcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35efcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acas.org.uk\/advice\">ACAS <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.community-links.org\/\">| Community Links<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/global-hr\/pages\/uk-reform-proposal-2023.aspx\"> |Local Government \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local.gov.uk\/our-support\/workforce-and-hr-support\/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-workforce\/employment-law\">| SHRM<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychiatric Experts for Employment Tribunals can often help all parties to make sense of why relationships have broken down and led to Legal Proceedings. 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