Disability Discrimination Act: duty to make reasonable adjustments

• Authors:
• Kim Pattullo
• Sheila Gunn
• Blair Adams

In Environment Agency v Rowan the EAT considered whether a failure by the employer to allow a trial period of home working was a breach of its duty to make reasonable adjustments.

Background

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) states that where a disabled employee is placed at a substantial disadvantage by a provision, criterion or practice or a physical feature, the employer is under a duty to take reasonable steps to rectify that disadvantage.

Ms Rowan worked part-time as a cl... (251 more words)

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