MS – Workplace Reasonable Adjustments — SCE Neurology MCQ

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An accountant with multiple sclerosis has documented impairment in processing speed and executive function but can still perform the essential parts of the job with support. Which employer response is most appropriate under UK equality law?

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Correct answer: D — Reasonable adjustments addressing time, structure and distraction

The best answer is “Reasonable adjustments addressing time, structure and distraction”. The Equality Act protects many people with MS and requires an employer to consider reasonable adjustments that reduce substantial disadvantage; an occupational assessment can match supports to functional evidence and the role. “Immediate retirement before an occupational functional assessment” is less appropriate because automatic exclusion ignores capability and the duty to consider adjustments “Refusal of adjustments because the diagnosis is considered non-disabling” is less appropriate because MS is treated as a disability from diagnosis for Equality Act purposes “Disclosure of the medical record to workplace colleagues” is less appropriate because confidential health information should not be shared indiscriminately “Restriction to unpaid duties after a functional assessment” is less appropriate because pay status is not a substitute for reasonable workplace design

Reference: Equality Act 2010: guidance. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance