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Oh hun, you've been through such a rough time and now you've got this to deal with! The CAB are a bit crap sometimes about giving out appointments, but sometimes you can 'phone' them and speak to someone. It's easier and quicker than trying to see them. Other options are phoning the MacMillan help line here (0808 808 00 00). They have really helped me and have put me through to a CAB office who phoned me back. Another option is if you have house contents insurance. Many policies include legal cover. If yours does, ring them. They are brilliant on employment law (my ex had to use it for work stuff a few years ago, and the advice we got meant he wasn't kicked out of work too). Don't know what else to advise hun. Just here for you. Wish you the best of luck.

Love

Monna xx

Hi Carol if he is in a union you could always call on them. Other than that I don't know what else to suggest. They obviously don't care about their employees. What about taking it to your local newspaper and getting them to do a story naming and shaming. It might not help him geep his job cos it looks like they want rid of him. But it should make you feel a bit better.

Sorry not much help

Love Teri

If only they could walk a mile in our shoes !!

There is a leaflet about emplyment rights and things related to cancer issues. It is published by Macmillan I think. Try giving their helpline a call or I would even go as far as to say get some legal advice. Like I said to you before we have had the same problem with my husbands work they are arseholes!! We planned all my chemo around his shifts so he didnt need to take time off and we have 3 little kids so sometimes when he did earlys and started at 6am I would have to try to deal with the kids until a decent hour when someone could come and watch them. All because his bosses didnt understand, or didnt want to. They still moan at him now for not doing overtime and if he asks for time off for appointments etc they say well do you really need it? Once he asked for a few days off as it was chemo and I needed him to be there for the first few days and his boss told him someone had already asked for time off to take their dog to the vets as it was ill!! My dad was livid when I told him! There is a Mac information office where I go for treatment is there anything like this near you? They are usually fab at pointing you in the right direction and may even act on your behalf. This has to stop.

Good luck Carol,

Love Chrissi xxx

Hi Carol,

You can try ringing ACAS they are fantastic with the hepl they give you over the phone and are s**t hot on employment law, try not to stress out too much babes you still need to take care but I know its easier said than done.

take care love Terri xxx

Hi

Sorry to hear you are getting stress from this when you least need it.

I'm sure carers are covered for just this sort of crap that some employers seem to dish out.

I'll have a look around & see what i can find out.

Carers need as much support as us patients do, but not if it means the patient suffering as a result.

Dave