In Jandu v Marks and Spencer plc ET/2200275/21, an employment tribunal held that the retailer had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments by failing to discount any disability-related effects when assessing the employee against the redundancy selection criteria.
Most organisations would consider themselves open to increasing inclusion and belonging for all employees. However, too often diversity initiatives fail to focus on workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, explains Agata Nowakowska.
In Cox v Lancashire County Council, an employment tribunal held that allowing an autistic employee's wife to accompany him at a disciplinary hearing was a reasonable adjustment under disability discrimination legislation.