• When an employer must make reasonable adjustments
• What “reasonable” means
• The employer’s duty
• The objective and purpose of adjustments

In this session we will establish the scope and purpose of reasonable adjustments.

In this session we will understand what the common reasonable adjustment requests are and how organisations have responded, as well as starting to apply the reasonable test to requests.

Achieving effective adjustments for employee and employer. This session is an opportunity for delegates to workshop any requests they are currently dealing with and how to approach rejecting requests and why where appropriate.

The employer’s duty does not end on implementation of an initial adjustment. In this session we will further explore receiving requests and how to equip HR teams and line managers with executing and maintaining requests including how to establish how not to breach any agreement in place and how to manage the impact of adjustments for the beneficiary, the line manager, the team, and colleagues.

Funding may be available to implement reasonable adjustments, and in this session, we will explore how employers should consider and manage the implementation and maintenance costs of adjustments agreed.

• Occupational health

In this session we will cover the internal and external colleagues and parties involved in achieving an agreed adjustment and how this is governed.

• Useful resources
• Final questions and feedback