Myth: It will be expensive for an employer to hire a disabled person. Fact: Most reasonable adjustments’ cost nothing or very little. ‘ Only 4% of them do cost (and even then the average is £184 per disabled employee) and the emphasis is on the word and what is reasonable can depend on the size of ‘reasonable the business. Myth: A disabled employee is unlikely to contribute as much as a non-disabled employee. Fact: Employers often complain of a skills shortage yet at the same time overlook a pool of talent. There are currently over three million disabled people in work, but nearly five million disabled people of working age are not a huge source of – potential talent. Myth: In redundancy, an employer has to create a vacancy for a disabled employee. Fact: No. An employer doesn’t always have to redeploy disabled employees. They should be capable and qualified for any new job, with any adjustments’ in place. ‘reasonable Myth: Once an employer has hired a disabled person, they can’t sack them. Fact: An employer can dismiss a disabled employee if the dismissal is justified and they have taken all the correct steps.
Myth: It will be expensive for an employer to hire a disabled person. Fact: Most ‘ reasonable adjustments’ cost nothing or very little. Only 4% of them do cost (and even then the average is £184 per disabled employee) and the emphasis is on the word ‘reasonable and what is reasonable can depend on the size of the business. Myth: A disabled employee is unlikely to contribute as much as a non-disabled employee. Fact: Employers often complain of a skills shortage yet at the same time overlook a pool of talent. There are currently over three million disabled people in work, but nearly five million disabled people of working age are not – a huge source of potential talent. Myth: In redundancy, an employer has to create a vacancy for a disabled employee. Fact: No. An employer doesn’t always have to redeploy disabled employees. They should be capable and qualified for any new job, with any ‘reasonable adjustments’ in place. Myth: Once an employer has hired a disabled person, they can’t sack them. Fact: An employer can dismiss a disabled employee if the dismissal is justified and they have taken all the correct steps.