What every HR professional needs to know about reasonable adjustments

What every HR professional needs to know about reasonable adjustments

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  What every HRprofessional needs to know about disability and reasonable adjustments AbilityNet Webinar 14 October 2014 With Kate Headley, Clear Company AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars
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  Welcome Robin Christopherson,AbilityNet Kate Headley, Clear Company Mark Walker, AbilityNet AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 2
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  Disability, technology and reasonable adjustments Understanding disability – Robin What is a reasonable adjustment? Kate Challenges for employers – Kate Introducing Clear Talents – Robin Common reasonable adjustments - Robin AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 3
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  AbilityNet Adapting Technology.Changing Lives. Workplace Assessment Service Powered by Clear Talents Free IT Support for Disabled People My Computer My Way Accessibility Services AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars
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  • At theClear Company, we believe every person has the ability to make a great contribution to society. But as a society, we often put up barriers that stop us making the most of our diverse talent. • Our goal is to create a society where everyone gets the same opportunities: where organisations don’t just see diversity as a box to tick, but as something to embrace, nurture and benefit from. AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 5 About the Clear Company To achieve our goals, we provide employers with a range of online services, tools and resource solutions to enable best practice in recruitment and employment.
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  Understanding disability Thedefinition of ‘disability’ under the Equality Act 2010 In the Act, a person has a disability if: • they have a physical or mental impairment • the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to perform normal day-to-day activities AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 6
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  Impairment • Motor • Vision • Hearing • Cognitive Equality Act Pre-empt, plan and prepare for • Mental Health • Learning disabilities • Hearing impairment • Visual impairment • Mobility impairment • Facial Disfigurement AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 7 Understanding disability
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  Disability in theUK • 20% of employees will have a disability of some kind • 10 million people in the UK have a hearing impairment • 6 million people in the UK are dyslexic • 11 million people in the UK have some form of disability • More that 50% of disabled people acquire their disability while of working age • Just 8% of disabled people use a wheelchair AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 8
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  The Business Casefor Workforce Diversity • Improve productivity • Reduce staff turnover • Encourage wellbeing • Reduce legal risk • Delivering diversity and inclusion More information about disabled people at work at www.hse.gov.uk/disability/facts.htm AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 9
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  £22,183 The averageEmployment Tribunal Award for Disability Discrimination in 2011-12 £390,871 The highest Employment Tribunal Award for Disability Discrimination in 2011-12 AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 10 The cost of getting it wrong Source: Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics 2011-12, Ministry or Justice, www.gov.uk Figures take no account of settlements made before reaching tribunal, or internal costs of handling disputes.
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  £8,000 CIPD estimateof the average cost of recruiting and training a new employee £300 Average cost of reasonable adjustments recommended by AbilityNet AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 11 The cost of getting it wrong
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  What is areasonable adjustment? A reasonable adjustment involves making a change to the way that recruiters usually do things to ensure that disabled people are not unlawfully discriminated against. This includes: • Departing from usual practice in the way things are done • Providing specialist equipment or additional support • Removing physical barriers AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 12
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  Challenges for employers Getting people to disclose Creating an environment of trust Knowing what adjustments to make Disability confident • HR staff, line managers, colleagues AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 13
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  Introducing Clear Talents • Clear Talents - allows easy declaration and understanding of the needs of all individuals either applying for work or at work • Clear Talents tools provide employers with appropriate guidance for every stakeholder, at the point and time of need • Complete end to end management of provision of reasonable adjustments and work place assessments • Enhance candidate experience and and employee engagement • Educates all stakeholders just through regular usage • Reduces sickness absence • Vastly improves the performance and productivity of individuals that need adjustments AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 14
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  Common Reasonable Adjustments Dan Biddle Age: 39 “My name's Dan. ClearTalents helped me to discuss my impairment and request a suitable parking space so I could get to the interview in my wheelchair and be confident the venue was accessible.” AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 15
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  Common Reasonable Adjustments Katrina Ostrowski Age: 39 “I have slight hearing loss and have been getting headaches as a result of having to concentrate on what people are saying to me, especially in a noisy environment. “Clear Talents includes an online hearing test which identified a hearing problem. It also recommended a visit from an AbilityNet Assessor. It was good to speak to an expert about simple changes we could make to my workplace, like a headset for being on the phone and a quieter environment to work in.” AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 16
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  Common Reasonable Adjustments Sheila Age: 48 Clear Talents helped Sheila. Sheila cares for her young disabled child, which had caused some difficulties in terms of her availability. Having used Clear Talents to start the discussion about her situation with her employer she is now able to commit to working hours that suit everyone. AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 17
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  Questions AbilityNet AccessibilityServices www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars 18
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  Contact Us Talkto us about our Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility-services [email protected] +44 1926 465 247 [email protected] @abilitynet Next AbilityNet webinars How Barclays Made the Business Case for Accessibility 1pm BST 21 October, 2014 Dyslexia in the Workplace, 1pm BST, Tuesday 4 November Sign up at www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars AbilityNet Accessibility Services www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars