Discounting Disability-Related Sickness Absence 2026
When an employee takes too much time off sick, you would usually follow your organisation’s disciplinary procedure, issuing warnings and, if attendance doesn’t improve, potentially dismissing them for incapacity. But while ill-health incapacity is potentially a fair reason for dismissal, employers must also ensure they are not unlawfully discriminating against someone on the grounds of […]
Reasonable Adjustments for Mental Health
By understanding how to deal with requests for reasonable adjustments for mental health, you can help create a supportive working environment while ensuring compliance with your legal obligations as an employer. In this guide, we explain what the law says about reasonable adjustments for mental health, together with practical advice for employers to nuture a […]
Reasonable Adjustments Examples for Employers
If an employee has a disability, an employer is required to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace to accommodate either their physical and/or mental health condition. This could include changes to policies or working practices, changes to the physical layout of the workplace, or the provision of extra equipment or support. In this article, we […]
Reasonable Adjustments: Employers’ Guide
Under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, employers have to make reasonable adjustments at work to ensure individuals with a qualifying disability are not significantly disadvantaged in performing their role when compared to other workers. In practice, there are many misconceptions about what reasonable adjustments are and when they must be provided, potentially exposing […]
Disability Leave: Guide for Employers
It is not uncommon for employers to treat disability leave in the same way as sick leave, even if an employee is not unwell but rather absent from work for a disability-related reason. This could include for treatment, rehabilitation or assessment. However, by treating disability and sick leave in the same way, this can expose […]
Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments
A failure to make reasonable adjustments refers to a breach of the employer’s duty to ensure that workers and job applicants are not substantially disadvantaged in carrying out or applying for a job because of a disability when compared with people who do not have a disability. This is a statutory duty that most employers […]
Mental Health Discrimination at Work: Employer Guide
Mental health discrimination at work refers to when an employee or job applicant is treated unfairly because of a mental health condition. Under the Equality Act 2010, employers have a legal duty to prevent discrimination by reason of a mental health condition that can be classed as a disability, and to make reasonable adjustments to […]
Nurturing Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Neurodiversity in the workplace refers to recognising and embracing the natural variation in human brain function, with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and other neurological differences embraced as unique ways of thinking, processing information and problem-solving that can bring valuable strengths to an organisation. Creativity, innovation, outside-the-box thinking, problem-solving skills, unique perspectives and […]