disability discrimination | dyslexia | reasonable adjustments | recruitment
In Johnston v Department of Finance, an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland found that an employer’s refusal to provide an alternative “word‑light” numeracy test to a dyslexic candidate amounted to a failure to make reasonable adjustments. The decision highlights the need for employers to consider whether recruitment assessments place disabled candidates at a substantial disadvantage and whether adjustments can be made without undermining the purpose of the assessment.
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