Who needs reasonable adjustments?

Who is covered?

Every organisation should discuss and consider reasonable adjustments for:

• employees
• trainees
• apprentices
• contract workers
• business partners

By law, training providers must make  reasonable adjustments available to all trainees. This includes material in accessible formats and accessible premises.

But it’s good practice to be as accessible as possible for everyone.

This will benefit you by:

• increasing your potential market reach
• building your reputation as an inclusive company

When to make adjustments

The law states that an organisation becomes liable when:

• they become aware of a worker who is disabled or has a health condition
• they could be reasonably expected to know a worker is disabled
• the worker asks for adjustments
• the worker is having difficulties with any part of their role
• the worker is off work due to disability

Points of contact

If your organisation has a reasonable adjustment policy, review the accessibility of the process.

Some policies direct the employee to their line manager. It’s good practice to provide an alternative contact for reasonable adjustments. This is because not everyone will feel comfortable speaking to their manager about this.

Some organisations include the option of going through an employee group. This enables employees to discuss their needs and get support with reasonable adjustments.