The employer must adapt the workplace to enable disabled people to carry out the work just as other employees do.

The Working Environment Act places a duty on the employer to adapt the workplace in order to enable disabled employees to work for the company.

This means that, as far as possible, the employer must implement any necessary measures in order to enable disabled people to:

• find or keep work
• carry out the work and experience progress
• have access to training and other competence development

If the employer does not adapt the work in order for disabled people to have the opportunity to carry out the work the way able-bodied employees can, this might be regarded as discrimination.

The employer has a duty to adapt work so that workers who become disabled, for instance in an accident, can continue with their current work.

The duty to adapt has certain limitations. Selection of the measures that the employer has a duty to carry out will vary depending on the disability and company in question. The employer must carry out a factual assessment for each case.

The employer has a duty to implement necessary measures, unless the measures constitute an unreasonable burden. In other words, the company has a duty to do what is practical and financially possible. National Insurance covers certain expenses in connection with adapting the workplace.

In addition, the company's size will influence which measures for adaptation the employer must carry out.