Workshop: Reasonable adjustments: your questions answered
20th September 2007, 00:00am - 00:01am, Bristol Past event
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requires employers to make adjustments in the workplace, both to the physical environment and working arrangements, if they make it difficult for a disabled person to do their job.
Whether it be a change to sickness absence policy, a flexible working agreement or an adaptation to a workstation, an adjustment is anything that you do to make it easier for an employee to continue working for you.
Our members commonly ask us: 'How do I know what is reasonable?' This event, already successfully run in London, will enable you to address this issue by working through different scenarios, taken from queries to our helpline, to bring the subject area to life. This event will equip delegates with the knowledge to make informed decisions when making reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
Why attend?
This event enables you to:
- Understand what is 'reasonable' as an adjustment for an employee.
- Develop effective processes to ensure that reasonable adjustments are delivered quickly.
- Understand the potential barriers to disabled people in areas such as the appraisal process.
- Understand your legal obligations as an employer under the DDA.
- Understand how to record and manage sickness absence and when to make a reasonable adjustment.
- Pick up tips and hints from the experience of other organisations.
- Have a better understanding of the support we can provide you when managing disability in the workplace.
Who should attend?
Line managers, HR and personnel, disability and equality, training managers and senior managers.