Post by Mea on Jan 7, 2016 4:49:14 GMT
Anonymous asked: Can I get fired from my work for being borderline?
Answer: It’s usually illegal to fire someone for mental health, and in canada, mental disorders fall under disability labour laws. I’m unsure about the rest of the country or other countries, but in british columbia, canada, it is definitely illegal to fire someone for having a mental disorder.
I don’t want to lie to you though, so I am going to talk about my own experience here - you CAN be let go for having BPD, whether or not that’s the “official” reason for you being let go. I was fired in part for having BPD, it wasn’t exactly the most legal firing, but i wasn’t in a position to fight it.
Employers also have freedoms when it comes to having mentally ill employees. Where I live, if my disorder is causing a fall in workplace moral, if I am considered dangerous to those around me, if I’m making people feel unsafe, and if I’m failing to meet expectations after accommodations have been made for me, there’s a possibility of being let go.
It’s my employers job to monitor and adjust things in my place of work without hindering my experience as a mentally ill employee to keep morale up at the work place, to make sure people dont discriminate against me, and to try their best to make accommodations for me and meet my needs.
What that means is if people think its unfair that I have to go to therapy every week during work hours and thats causing morale to drop, its my employers job to talk to them and come up with a solution so my coworker is no longer upset without revealing my personal info. It’s my employers job to provide sensitivity training and resources for my coworkers so they learn how to behave in a healthy manner around and towards me, and its my employers job to allow me to seek care and make accommodations for me
My employers didnt do any of these things, in fact they denied me the right to seek help when I was suicidal and told me to suck it up when I was subjected to inappropriate topics (re: sexual assault jokes & racist jokes). i was let go for being too difficult to work with even though i was open about my needs and openly willing to compromise.
In most places you aren’t legally obligated to tell your employer about the specifics of your illness. Often you dont even have to tell them it’s a mental disorder, which means if you dont want anyone to know, they dont need to know. If anything, you should speak to your therapist or doctor about what to do in your workplace and deal specifically with human resources if you need to do anything accomodation-wise. That way you dont need to navigate through your employers potential hang ups about mental health and instead work with human resources who (should) be trained to handle the situation.
I highly suggest you look up labour laws in regards to mental illness in your area and talk to a mental health professional about any concerns you have - they should be versed in those specific legal matters.
Sorry this post is so long, and good luck ♥♥♥
-kenzie
Answer: It’s usually illegal to fire someone for mental health, and in canada, mental disorders fall under disability labour laws. I’m unsure about the rest of the country or other countries, but in british columbia, canada, it is definitely illegal to fire someone for having a mental disorder.
I don’t want to lie to you though, so I am going to talk about my own experience here - you CAN be let go for having BPD, whether or not that’s the “official” reason for you being let go. I was fired in part for having BPD, it wasn’t exactly the most legal firing, but i wasn’t in a position to fight it.
Employers also have freedoms when it comes to having mentally ill employees. Where I live, if my disorder is causing a fall in workplace moral, if I am considered dangerous to those around me, if I’m making people feel unsafe, and if I’m failing to meet expectations after accommodations have been made for me, there’s a possibility of being let go.
It’s my employers job to monitor and adjust things in my place of work without hindering my experience as a mentally ill employee to keep morale up at the work place, to make sure people dont discriminate against me, and to try their best to make accommodations for me and meet my needs.
What that means is if people think its unfair that I have to go to therapy every week during work hours and thats causing morale to drop, its my employers job to talk to them and come up with a solution so my coworker is no longer upset without revealing my personal info. It’s my employers job to provide sensitivity training and resources for my coworkers so they learn how to behave in a healthy manner around and towards me, and its my employers job to allow me to seek care and make accommodations for me
My employers didnt do any of these things, in fact they denied me the right to seek help when I was suicidal and told me to suck it up when I was subjected to inappropriate topics (re: sexual assault jokes & racist jokes). i was let go for being too difficult to work with even though i was open about my needs and openly willing to compromise.
In most places you aren’t legally obligated to tell your employer about the specifics of your illness. Often you dont even have to tell them it’s a mental disorder, which means if you dont want anyone to know, they dont need to know. If anything, you should speak to your therapist or doctor about what to do in your workplace and deal specifically with human resources if you need to do anything accomodation-wise. That way you dont need to navigate through your employers potential hang ups about mental health and instead work with human resources who (should) be trained to handle the situation.
I highly suggest you look up labour laws in regards to mental illness in your area and talk to a mental health professional about any concerns you have - they should be versed in those specific legal matters.
Sorry this post is so long, and good luck ♥♥♥
-kenzie