Flakesdayout, in regard to your employment issues, I feel that your employer may be moving towards requesting that you attend what is known as an Employment Role Compatability Review. Should the foregoing occur then all aspects of your described health condition will be examined in an investigation as to whether you retain the ability to carry out your prescribed working duties within the Company?
The above process may be carried out by a consultancy company who will act as advisors to your employer in regard to the matter, and you would be without doubt in such circumstances requested to allow those undertaking the review to seek from your GP a written report on your condition.
Should the review conclude that continuing your employment with the company would entail you in regular or a long period of absenteeism then it may be determined that you are no longer fit, due to your health condition, to continue your contracted working duties with the company?
At you state in your opening post Flakesdayout that you have been employed by the company for a considerable number of years, your employer would be obliged under legislation to seek an alternative job role within the company compatible with your health condition. However, should no position be available then your employer would be entitled also under legislation to terminate your employment with the company on health grounds?
Your employer would be under no obligation to pay redundancy in the above situation as the job role you undertake for the company Flakesdayout is still available, but sadly you would be no longer able to fulfil that role.
It may be possible for you to apply for a formal grievance hearing in regard to yourself not being allowed to work from home,but that I feel should be held in abeyance until it becomes clear what action (if any) your employer initiates against you. Should your employer begin any action, such as the above against you, then immediately initiate the application for a formal grievance hearing in regard to working from home, as such hearings are always undertaken in front of any other procedure the company may be taking or planning in regard to yourself.
Apologies Flakesdayout if the above sounds complex and somewhat formal, but the situation you find yourself in indeed that. If you are a member of a trade union I would very strongly advise you contact then with your situation for they would be able under legislation to accompany you to any hearings you may have to attend as your representative.
It would seem Flakeout that many such employment situations such as you have described are taking place as employees are being brought back from furlough. We have a number that have appeared on our companies books for attention in the last ten days.
Hope the above helps Flakesdayout.