As we have often mentioned, employers have a duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to assist disabled employees.

There are, however, limits to this obligation.  In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that it was not a reasonable adjustment for an employer to have to offer an employee who was on long term sick leave a career break. Neither was it a reasonable adjustment to require the employer to propose rehabilitative non-productive work.

Read more about this interesting case courtesy of our strategic partner Gotelee Solicitors.

www.gotelee.co.uk/about-us/news/reasonable-adjustments-must-help-employee-return-to-work