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no longer able to do the job

  • 16-01-2019 06:55PM
    #1
    notharrypotter
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    From a post elsewhere I am wondering what onus has an employer when the employee is no longer capable of doing the job for medical reasons?


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  • #2
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,452 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Look up what your company HR procedures say about medical retirement, or reassignment to alternative duties.

    Employers have to make reasonable accommodation for disabilities - but only reasonable, not at all costs. They aren't required to keep a blind bus driver or wheelchair-using security-guard, for instance.

    Most times you're best to appeal to their sense of reason and fair play to get reassigned to something you are able for, rather than relying in legal "rights".


  • #3
    notharrypotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭notharrypotter


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Look up what your company HR procedures say about medical retirement, or reassignment to alternative duties.

    Employers have to make reasonable accommodation for disabilities - but only reasonable, not at all costs. They aren't required to keep a blind bus driver or wheelchair-using security-guard, for instance.

    Most times you're best to appeal to their sense of reason and fair play to get reassigned to something you are able for, rather than relying in legal "rights".

    Just wondering in general not specific.

    Following the above mentioned example.
    A bus driver goes blind and is offered an alternative role answering phones.
    It pays significantly less than a bus driver role
    Is there any onus on the employer to pay the old wage?


  • #4
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,666 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    notharrypotter wrote: »
    Is there any onus on the employer to pay the old wage?

    About as much onus as there is on the employee to keep driving buses.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    No.


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