u/Tasty_Asparagus7937

Hi all, looking for some advice.

Filed my ET1 on 30th July, haven't heard anything since. Within that, I included acts from one of the respondents which were not included in my original ACAS notification/ certificate. The reason being is because I asked my ACAS conciliator if I needed to raise a new certificate and at the time she said:

"Regarding the additional items/potential claims you wish to bring against ***********, there's no need to raise a fresh Early Conciliation notification. This is because what is discussed at the Early Conciliation stage does not need to match what appears on your ET1 claim form".

So I didn't. However, a friend (non legal) has since advised me that the respondent might try to argue I cannot include it and I've become very worried about this. I'm wondering if it makes sense to file a new ACAS notification retroactively and then apply to amend ET1, attaching the new certificate, or, if this is not necessary.

Additional context:

- Original ACAS notification focused on harassment from one individual at workplace (respondent 1), and I raised a formal complaint with them at the same time.

- I felt the way the organisation then handled my complaint amounted to further discrimination and victimisation. Outcome was withheld from me but shared with respondent 2.

- ET1 filed the day before limitation window (of respondent 1's timeline)

- ET1 pleads both the individual's original conduct and the organisations later handling of my complaint, as a continuing course of conduct.

- I put in a second complaint about how the first was (mis)handled. Respondent 1 responded to this post ET1 submission, denying that this was the case and closing the matter. Fine.

Legal experts, is there anything I need to do about this or can I, in good faith, be assured by the ACAS conciliator's advice without risk of respondent trying to get later acts removed?

Thank you in advance

Tasty

Hi guys,

I wonder if any of you kind and knowledgeable lot would be able to help out a newbie 👀

Through my own physical health struggles, I've come across a market gap for a certain type of cushion. In my mind I've created a product image and the mechanisms of how it would work. Chat GPT has been able to create a close-ish image of what I had in mind, but it's not quite right. I'm absolutely obsessed with the idea and I don't want to let it fall to the curb. I've been thinking about it for almost a year now, but I just have absolutely no knowledge of how to get something like this started and I wondered if anyone had any advice they could share.

I'm from England, United Kingdom. I only have about £6000 behind my to get this started.

Once I started looking into it I realised I might need someone to help me finalise the product mechanisms, someone to advise me on different types of layered foam for the cushion, a 'tech pack' (whatever this is), a foam cutter, some other creative to add the external mechanisms, someone to sew the external fabrics, and then I might need three to four prototypes before I'd have something I have to be happy with. Then I would need to find a manufacturer willing to make a small amount to see if they would actually sell.

This all sounds so complicated to me. I've never done anything like this before but I feel really strongly about my idea and wondered if anyone had any advice. Anyone who's maybe created a soft product from scratch, or even anyone who might understand costs more.

Finally, I realise this might not be the right sub for this so please let me know if there is anywhere else I should post.

Appreciate any advice in advance ☺️

Hi all,

If anyone has the capacity to support with a few ET1 questions I'd be very grateful. LiP.

Case involves three respondents and covers a time period of 4 years to the present day. The case is complex and the acts and omissions of respondents have influenced that of the others, leading to further detriment to me.

Claims include: failure to make reasonable adjustments, indirect disability discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, harassment, and victimisation.

One part of the timeline is that I was subjected to a prolonged and disproportionate disciplinary investigation immediately after making a complaint (regarding ableist attitudes of managers and the removal of a relied upon reasonable adjustment). The hostile nature of the investigation exacerbated my health conditions to the extent that, once it concluded with no case to answer, I struggled to keep up with my work and I had to take a career break to get my symptoms under control (6 months off sick and 9 months break).

On return, my manager used the fact that I had been behind with work prior to the break, to deny me further funding until I proved myself. I say he used the symptoms of the conduct of the prior investigation to justify further detriment. Adjustments were then withheld for almost a year, meaning I could not 'prove myself' to get the funding. A domino effect of detriments have occurred since.

My question is, is it possible for me to argue a continuing course of conduct in the ET1 here? If so, what criteria do I need to consider/ any advice on how I might plead this in order to get acts covered which occurred prior to my career break. It is the same respondents involved, same staff.

Additionally, with regards to length, I've seen advice here saying no more than 4000 words, which I'm finding incredibly challenging in this case. I'm worried about not including all examples here and later not being allowed to rely on them. For example, with the investigation, would I say something like: "They investigated me for almost 13 months, for sending a work related text during a staff meeting. My ADHD means If I don't respond to things immediately, I can forget to do so. The length of the investigation triggered severe stress" Rather than explaining what they said to me, or the fact that their own policies don't support investigations of length for minor incidents. Another example, being that they failed to put my adjustments in place for almost a year. Would it be enough to say on its own or would I have to state that I informed my employers my health was deteriorating without adjustments on XYZ dates, include their responses, when they ignored emails etc. If I start doing this for every point I could easily end up with 20 pages.

Thanks in advance everyone 🙏🏻

Hey everyone,

I was just looking for any insights at all on ergonomic cushion seats that aren't ugly as fuck. I struggle with coccyx pain and hip pain. So I need something that I can carry around with me. Ideally something which is foldable for when I'm travelling on the tube or going out to dinner. Everything that I can see online is just a humongous non-foldable wedge, which is anything but discreet and the last thing I want to be carrying around. Has anyone found anything they would mind sharing at all?

Really appreciate it in advance guys ☺️

Hello everyone,

I'm posting in a desperate attempt to get some suggestions. Ideally from professionals or people with similar PF presentations to myself - thank you so much in advance and sorry for the long post.

33y/o female. Hypermobile with ankles inward pronating ankles, causing feet to flatten on standing. Long standing history with chronic trochanteric bursitis. Been using the same inner soles for approx 12 years, replacing every few years. Previously healthy and averagely active. Heel pain started just over 2 years ago after a period of severe depression where I rarely left my bed for 6 months. Progressed to the point I could barely walk, and get to get a wheelchair to get through the airport so I could make it to my gate. I have been going around in circles with it ever since, slight improvement and then agony again. I am struggling a lot with depression, which often means being inactive, and my mental health is now in a vicious circle with my PF. Every time I feel good enough to want to be active again I'm instantly deterred by the pain in my heels (currently one foot but has been both). At present, I struggle to stand up for more than 5-10 minutes or walk. I've gained almost two stone in this period, which is a lot for my small frame and gives me a BMI of 27. I feel like people don't really understand when I say this, but this is genuinely the most debilitating pain I've ever had and has cost me so much. I barely socialise because essentially, any activity involves being on your feet for at least some amount of time. I used to enjoy cooking and eating healthy, but now I can't even stand up long enough to do this and often end up eating convenience foods which is worlds apart from what I've always done. I live on my own so don't have much help. I'm honestly just so miserable and alone with this and am desperately hoping it's curable.

What I've tried:

- NHS physio (North West UK) - Did not help at all. Exercises were mostly based around stretching my toes and achilles and doing heel raises and towel scrunches. I've always found that stretching tends to make pain in my body worse because tendons and joins are already very flexible.

- Private physio - exercises felt quite obscure and I didn't really understand what they were doing. They were also a bit too difficult for me and he didn't adapt to them. I have to be honest I only stuck with it about 3 months.

- Acupuncture - Helped a little for the first few sessions but the effect seemed to wear off after that.

- Cortisone injection - made it worse definitely would not do again.

- Lots of icing - helps at the time. No lasting effect.

- Calf massage - definitely helps but is an expense I can only afford as and when.

I've seen lots of exercises on Instagram but there's so much information out there that I don't know which to follow and which might be making it worse. I know that a lot of people get PF from overuse, but I think I've ended up getting it from underuse and maybe somehow the fascia has gotten too weak to support me.

I would also appreciate the house shoe/slider recommendations. These would need to have arch support and be suitable for very narrow feet.

Genuinely everyone, thank you for reading🙏🏻