Overview

The Equality Act 2010 imposes a duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments to their practices and procedures so as to not put employees with a disability at a substantial disadvantage. Whether an employer has breached this duty will depend upon whether the particular adjustment is "reasonable".

This briefing uses an important case decided by the Employment Appeal Tribunal to consider the extent to which cost is a legitimate factor in assessing reasonableness. In rejecting a claim for disability discrimination, the EAT has held that the employer's failure to make adjustments was not unreasonable due to the high costs involved and additionally, the claimant's treatment in the case was not because of her disability but due to the costs of the necessary adjustments.

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