Reasonable Adjustments for disabled workers

Discrimination may also occur if the employer fails to make reasonable adjustments in or around the workplace. If working practices or features of the premises put you at a substantial disadvantage, compared to your non-disabled colleagues, the employer must make reasonable adjustments to remove or minimise the disadvantage. For example, if you suffer from depression you may need to be allowed to work part-time, or if you use a wheelchair and you have to travel to work using public transport, then changing start times so that you can avoid rush hour traffic could be a reasonable adjustment.

In deciding whether reasonable adjustments have been made, several factors are taken into account: the possible adjustment(s), the cost, the impact of the adjustment and the resources of your employer.

There is no financial cap on the possible cost of a reasonable adjustment, but the size and wealth of your employer will be taken into consideration when determining whether the adjustment is reasonable or not.

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