Friday 6 January 2012

So now it’s Health and Safety.

It’s important to read and hear why I feel Mr Cameron is wrong to cut back on this country’s health and safety legislation.

One place I worked at not only failed this regarding a work experience student under the age of 18 years, it failed in this directive for everyone working in this company.

It also failed its legal responsibility to its employees by failing to provide a pension plan and to send us for an eye test every six months - it will soon become clear to me why this is important.

The same went for another employer I once worked as an audio typist, who (and probably still does) have a contract with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

They failed to forward any of us for an eye test (I was an audio typist) but made plans to terminate my employment with them when my typing speed went down.

Three months after I left, through my own initiative, I went for an eye test, which my former employers were legally compelled to do but didn't.

The result? The hospital I attended found out I had the early stages of Multiple Sclerosis. My first attack probably happened at a previous place I worked that also failed to send me for a statutory eye test - in both jobs I was working with computors.

When my former bank, who I can't name for legal reasons, wrote to my former employers about me, they didn’t get a reply.

When they wrote to their parent company about me, they denied employing me.

I have changed from a woman who could work three days and nights straight without a rest - and I was proud of this - to a woman who can’t even handle the cold – MS suffers can’t.
I had ceased counting the years I had worked seven days a week after the third year, as I had no plans to stop this.

I have no choice but to make claims to the DWP to have some money – let's face it, London is an expensive city.

I hope Mr Cameron realises this, when making changed to the “albatross around the neck of British businesses.”

Please note, I would be saying this, regardless of the political party the Prime Minister is from or his/her beliefs.

PS, as I still want to work for a living, please don’t hesitate to view my other site, by clicking here.

Light and Peace

Andria.