Work guidance

Practical, UK-wide guidance on disability and work, including reasonable adjustments, Access to Work, disclosure and discrimination. These pages summarise official sources and are not legal advice.

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• Access to Work

  A government grant scheme that can pay towards extra costs of working caused by disability or a health condition, such as equipment, support workers or travel.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Reasonable adjustments at work

  Employers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments so disabled workers are not put at a disadvantage. What counts as reasonable depends on the employer's size and resources.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Disclosing a disability

  Deciding whether, when and how to tell an employer about a disability is a personal choice with legal protections and practical trade-offs.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Interview accessibility

  Practical ways to ask for an accessible recruitment process, from application through to interview.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Discrimination at work

  An overview of what disability discrimination can look like at work and the steps and time limits for raising it.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Workplace bullying and harassment

  How harassment related to disability differs from general bullying, and steps you can take.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Self-employment

  Support and considerations for disabled people who are self-employed or thinking about starting a business.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Volunteering

  How volunteering can build experience and confidence, and how it interacts with benefits.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Reasonable adjustments: a catalogue by barrier

  Practical examples of reasonable adjustments grouped by the type of barrier they address, to help you describe what might help rather than starting from a blank page.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Recruitment, interviews and Disability Confident

  How the Disability Confident scheme and guaranteed interview schemes work, and what to expect from an accessible recruitment process.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Occupational health referrals

  What an occupational health referral is for, what to expect, and how the report is used by your employer.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Sick pay and sickness absence

  An overview of Statutory Sick Pay, employer sick pay schemes, and how disability-related absence is usually managed.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Phased return to work

  How a phased return works after sickness absence, and how it can be combined with other adjustments.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Redeployment

  When redeployment to a different role can be a reasonable adjustment, and how the process usually works.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Dismissal and capability

  What a fair capability dismissal process should involve when ill health is the reason, and how this links to discrimination law.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Employment tribunals and Acas early conciliation

  The steps involved in bringing a workplace discrimination claim, including the compulsory early conciliation stage.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Supported employment and job coaching

  How supported employment schemes and job coaches help disabled people, including those with learning disabilities or autism, find and keep paid work.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Apprenticeships and traineeships

  How apprenticeships and traineeships work for disabled people, including extra support that may be available.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Trade unions and workplace representation

  How joining a union can help with disability-related workplace issues, and what a union representative can do.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Working from home as an adjustment

  How home or hybrid working can be a reasonable adjustment, and practical things to agree with your employer.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.

• Moving between benefits and work

  How starting, increasing or stopping work can interact with benefits, including permitted work rules and better-off calculations.

  Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Next review 1 February 2027.