formal meeting at work what to expect

i realise from being on this site that I am the exception to the rule when it comes to decent employers.  I'm not sure whether it's because of my legal background or whether they are just decent but I can't complain.  I was even told at work about an Access to Work scheme as I am no longer able to get myself to work and with a supporting GP letter I now go by taxi and pay a minimal amount towards it.

please don't rely on what I am saying as up to date and to be relied on legally as I retired about ten years ago and my current job is part time but if I can be of any assistance please ask.

as this is the second meeting I would take an educated guess that the meeting will not be to your advantage and would seriously suggest you have it rescheduled.

as for them deciding they cannot make any adjustments to your job role, well that could be so.  If for example you were a long distance runner then the likes of me and you won't fair so well!  If you are an office worker then your workload could be altered as in my case.  See if you can identify alterations to your job role that you believe are reasonable and suggest them.  If you are willing to be flexible then you are showing willing.  See if there are any other posts available that you believe you could do instead of your current post and suggest it.  It shows you are open to change.  These are all milestones that you will be expected to have offered to be able to demonstrate your willingness to accommodate your employer.

if your dad is better at wording things for you, good for him.  But please bare in mind that with years and years of legal experience I would not represent anyone if there is the option of having a union rep as their experience is gobsmackingly impressive.  I sat and listened to mine and thought 'why the hell is she asking that, we all know the answer to that' a bit later she repeated what they had said and suddenly the obvious was written as a fact on a blank page of paper which then became reliant information, or evidence.  Get your dad to rearrange your meeting.  Get him to do it for you as your representative.

what do you do for a job, if you don't mind me asking?  

unless the law has changed in the ten years that I have been out of it I don't believe you can raise a grievance on the notes made by the employer at a meeting but anything they intend to rely on you have the right to see.  It used to be that they would have to ask your permission to take notes.  If you disagree with the notes then you do not have to accept them as written.  You simply need to put in writing that they are not accepted as drawn.  You can, if you want, write your own notes but the danger in that is lack of experience and while they hold the cards, Sarapainfree and her dad sound like they are just opening a new pack.  Last thing she would need is an employer challenging her notes lol

ok, so you need to find reasonable adjustments to your job role and your employer cannot be seen to discriminate, so they can't say in a job description "able bodied people only" but if you are expected to run around and play games with the children then they have a point that you can no longer do the job that you were employed to do.  It's hard but that's the truth if it.

im going to presume you are supervising rather than participating in running around at lunchtimes in which case you could suggest perhaps that you find alternatives.  I for one cannot get cold.  That's enemy number 1 and will knock me over within ten minutes and will take me days to get over it.  If I were in your shoes I would be looking at finding ways to do what they are asking.  So, they want you to be in the playground supervising.  Do you have to be in one place or walking round?  One place, ask for a chair.  Moving around......just a thought but what about a mobility scooter?  These are just ideas off the top of my head.  My local mobility shop hires scooters at £20 a week.  No idea if this would be financially viable for you but it is an alternative.  As your employer isn't allowed to discriminate and they have already complained that you getting help would be too slow in an emergency, this could be one way round it.  Would they like it?  Nope but you have tried to accommodate their needs so you are showing willing. If they don't want a scooter in their playground they are discriminating and on dodgy ground.

my spinal problems are for life now and from what I read until someone figures it out so is fibro so I look for ways round things rather than looking at what I can't do.