Work to rule: Disabilities and reasonable adjustments

By Emma Burrows, Third Sector, 27 February 2008

What is a reasonable adjustment, and when do we have to make one?

An employer has a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent any provision, criterion or practice applied by it, or on its behalf, or any physical feature of its premises, from placing a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to people who are not disabled. Employers must take...

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