I am delighted to share with you the video of our group meeting from our Special Interest meeting concerning Employment issues with a balance disorder. This email contains links to both YouTube and Facebook, to watch this excellent meeting video.
Our Expert Guest Was :-
Tracey Hudson – FCIPD
Answering members questions on their employment concerns
Tracey is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD) and holds a Masters degree in Strategic Human Resource Management. She has a wealth of HR experience having previously worked in larger corporates as well as SME businesses and now leading a private HR consultancy company. Tracey is also a member of Life On The Level, with her own chronic balance condition, so she understands only too well how and why balance conditions can create challenges between employers and employees.
Life On The Level Says – “Members have reported each year on their own experiences of poor treatment by employers, often at a time when you are least able to defend or fight back, Traceys knowledge and wisdom can really make the difference in maintaining good employment conditions whilst suffering with balance health problems. Often it is simply a case of helping your employer understand your rights and their obligations that can prevent unnecessary and negative outcomes in the workplace.”
Links to watch the full meeting video are at the bottom of this page
Introduction Where we clarified some guiding principles of the group and our meetings. We are not doctors – We are not medically trained or qualified, so we will never seek to advise on treatments or medical matters. Whatever advice or personal experiences are shared, everyone should always consult with their own medical and healthcare experts for the best medical care and advice. We are not a charity – We are not a registered charity, we handle no money, we have no money. We are just people helping people. Positive Only – We are a support group, with the emphasis being upon support, so we encourage everyone to seek the positive in what we discuss, in our members situations and our overall attitude to our mutual challenges. Let us always try to find solutions rather than be dragged down by the problems, and let us always give encouragement and hope to each other. Tolerance & Friendship – The group is for everyone, and we can all seek different things from belonging to this group, but at the very least I hope we will all find some degree of friendship and comfort from meeting and knowing our fellow members. Let us all be tolerant of differences and respect that balance disorders come in many flavours and affect any person in any walk of life and at any age – so we of all groups, should acknowledge and celebrate the variety and differences in our members. Charity Support – The group is supported by the Menieres Society and VeDA as an official support group listed by both of their web sites. We support both charities in their good work for all things related to balance issues. NHS Support – We actively support the wonderful UK NHS system (even though it is the most broken that we ever seen) and we encourage participation by all NHS trusts with our group. –Private medical care – Whilst we wish it was possible for all people with balance conditions to be treated in a timely and effective manner at no charge to the patient, the reality in many countries is that this is not possible. We therefore advocate the use of private high quality consultation and treatment, where affordable and as a necessary alternative to “no treatment”. Together we are stronger.
Do take some time out to watch this brilliant content and please do share it with anyone who may benefit from seeing this video. See Meeting video links below.
Watch the full meeting now on Face Book or Zoom
Click here to watch on Facebook
Please come and join our group if you feel we can help and don’t wish to face your challenges alone. You are very very welcome.