Reasonable accommodation has been an obligation for employers under the EU law since 2000. Yet neither the concept nor the practice is well understood across the EU, and people do not always know where to find information and support. These guidelines provide information, practical examples and references to help employers meet this requirement. It has been prepared with the help of the members of the Disability Platform and social partners who provided not only suggestions but also examples of good practices. The guidelines could serve as a valuable resource for adjusting workplace practices to better support the general workforce, and to create a more inclusive and accommodating work environment for all employees, irrespective of their abilities.
Authors
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
- Catalogue number
- KE-02-24-601-EN-N KE-02-24-601-EN-C
- Citation
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Reasonable accommodation at work – Guidelines and good practices , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/359088
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/417788 https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/359088
- ISBN
- 978-92-68-16402-0
- Pages
- 113
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Working conditions
Table of Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
- INTRODUCTION: What are these Guidelines for? 7
- 1 LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, POLICY AND BBACKGROUND 9
- 1.1 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with 10
- 1.2 The Employment Equality Directive 11
- 1.3 Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 12
- 1.4 National policies and legislation 13
- 1.5 The Court of Justice of the European Union 15
- 2 REASONABLE ACCOMODATION: WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE? 17
- 2.1 The basics 18
- 2.2 Five methods of reasonable accommodation 21
- 2.3 What does not count as reasonable accommodation? 24
- 3 NO BARRIERS TO TALENT: ADOPTING A MODERN APPROACH tTO DISABILITY 26
- 3.1 Considering a wide range of disabilities 29
- 3.2 Supporting an ageing workforce 32
- 3.3 Taking on staff with disabilities using reasonableaccommodation: the benefits you can expect 34
- 3.4 How to raise awareness 36
- 3.5 Allocation of reasonable accommodations 38
- 3.6 Inclusive practices across employment stages 39
- 3.7 Facilitating communication on reasonableaccommodation 42
- 3.8 Providing guidance 46
- 3.9 Finding less costly accommodations: striking a balance 47
- 3.10 Monitoring and review 48
- 4 INFORMATION AND SUPPORT 49
- 4.1 Where to look for assistance 52
- 4.2 Partnerships 53
- 4.3 Good practices 55
- 4.4 Additional sources of information 57
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT 58
- ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES 62
- EXAMPLES OF SYSTEMIC MEASURES 102
