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Reasonable adjustments and pay

16 April 2025

The right to reasonable adjustments is a core tenet of the Equality Act 2010 protections around disability. In the early years of the legislation which at that time was the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 the majority of case law being formulated by the courts and tribunals was around reasonable adjustments. The seminal case of Archibald […]

Do employers need to make reasonable adjustments for Ramadan

28 February 2025

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community. The exact dates change every year in a similar way to the way Easter fluctuates in the Christian calendar.  During Ramadan most Muslims fast between dawn and sunset. Children, pregnant women, […]

Reasonable adjustments to taking tests

21 October 2024

Dr Karmakar took the Royal College of General Practitioners to the High Court when it refused to allow her to retake a test by way of a reasonable adjustment.   Dr Karmakar was a trainee GP. She took the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), required by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) to become a GP, three […]

Reasonable adjustments at work

12 July 2024

We receive many enquiries about whether reasonable adjustments should be, or should have been, made for an employee.  There is also increasing publicity about neurodiversity including a survey by Prospect Union which highlights the need for employers to provide better support for neurodiverse tech workers.  We have also taken note of an article written in […]

redeployment as a Reasonable Adjustment – D’Silva v Croydon NHS Trust

9 July 2021

Anyone who has tried to obtain redeployment as a reasonable adjustment for an employee with a disability will know that it can be a Herculean task. Even large employers will often find a list of reasons why potential alternative roles are unsuitable. Vacancies will disappear overnight, only to mysteriously reappear when the employee has left […]