Considering DDA in recruitment: reasonable adjustments and justification

The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Williams -v- J Walter Thompson Group Ltd.

Ms Williams, who is totally blind, was offered a job by JWT as a computer software operator. JWT knew of her disability, and that it would need to make reasonable adjustments, when offering her the job. A period of two years elapsed during which "nothing much happened", that is, JWT did little (if anything) towards making reasonable adjustments. Ms Williams eventually resigned and claimed disability... (163 more words)

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