However, there is a government scheme called Access to Work which can help a person whose health or disability affects their work by giving them advice and support. Access to Work can help with extra costs which would not be reasonable for an employer or prospective employer to pay. For example, Access to Work might pay towards the cost of getting to work if the disabled person cannot use public transport, or for assistance with communication at job interviews. A person may be able to get advice and support from Access to Work if they are: in a paid job, or unemployed and about to start a job, or unemployed and about to start a Work Trial, or self-employed and their disability or health condition stops them from being able to do parts of their job. Make sure your job applicant knows about Access to Work. Although the advice and support are given to the job applicant themselves, you will obviously benefit too. Information about Access to Work is in sources of information and ‘Further advice’. What is meant by ‘reasonable’? You only have to do what is reasonable. Various factors influence whether a particular adjustment is considered reasonable. The test of what is reasonable is ultimately an objective test and not simply a matter of what you may personally think is reasonable. When deciding whether an adjustment is reasonable you can consider: how effective the change will be in avoiding the disadvantage the disabled person would otherwise experience its practicality the cost your and size organisation’s resources
However, there is a government scheme called Access to Work which can help a person whose health or disability affects their work by giving them advice and support. Access to Work can help with extra costs which would not be reasonable for an employer or prospective employer to pay. For example, Access to Work might pay towards the cost of getting to work if the disabled person cannot use public transport, or for assistance with communication at job interviews. A person may be able to get advice and support from Access to Work if they are: in a paid job, or unemployed and about to start a job, or unemployed and about to start a Work Trial, or self-employed and their disability or health condition stops them from being able to do parts of their job. Make sure your job applicant knows about Access to Work. Although the advice and support are given to the job applicant themselves, you will obviously benefit too. Information about Access to Work is in ‘Further sources of information and advice’. What is meant by ‘reasonable’? You only have to do what is reasonable. Various factors influence whether a particular adjustment is considered reasonable. The test of what is reasonable is ultimately an objective test and not simply a matter of what you may personally think is reasonable. When deciding whether an adjustment is reasonable you can consider: how effective the change will be in avoiding the disadvantage the disabled person would otherwise experience its practicality the cost your organisation’s resources and size
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