Disability Discrimination and Stress

Why do I need this training?

From recruitment to dismissal, disability discrimination can occur at any time. Without the necessary know-how, organisations can quickly find themselves facing expensive discrimination claims.

It is crucial that employers, managers, HR Personnel and employees all know how disability discrimination can occur in the workplace, how it can be dealt with and how to reduce the chance of future discrimination.

Training overview

Our experts will help you identify disabilities and better understand the types of discrimination that can occur. In a practical and engaging session, you will learn how an organisation’s policies and practices can inadvertently cause discrimination, how to handle absences, how to accommodate disabled employees in the workplace, as well as how to safely dismiss an employee where necessary.

What key topics will be covered?

• Identifying a disability
  
• The different types of discrimination
  
• The duty to make reasonable adjustments
  
• Dealing with short term absences
  
• Dealing with stress in the workplace
  
• Capability dismissals
  
• Avoiding unfair dismissal and discrimination claims