Complainant claims she has acted in the position and it can be done on a part time basis. Complainant alleges a letter on his personnel file relating to incidents that occurred some years before which supervisor believed were related to his disability is discriminatory and is interfering with job prospects. Complainant states letter is opinion and supervisor had no basis for saying his disability was a factor but claimed in letter complainant was a danger because of his disability. Cmpt notes incidents were investigated and no action was taken. Compensation Complaint Summary Complainant alleges disability discrimination in employment - employment in suburban medical surgery terminated after time off connected with complainants disability, epilepsy.
Complainant works as a delivery officer.
Complainant has epilepsy and is unable to obtain licence. Complainant claims she can perform the inherent requirements of the job using alternative transport arrangements. Complainant alleges no reasonable accommodation for her disabilities and work restrictions was provided. Complainant claims she was not provided Auslan interpreters at meetings although requested that service, inadequate allowances in interviews, no TTY provided in office, precluded from using fax and dealing with communicating with deaf clients using Auslan. Complainant claims respondent offered to modify position to accommodate her needs but then changed its mind.