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Reasonable adjustments

Sample memo: reasonable adjustments

Structured sample for adjustment requests, occupational-health evidence, workplace implementation delay, framework context and evidence gaps.

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Research question

Which comparable decisions discuss delayed reasonable adjustments after occupational health recommendations?

Synthetic scenario for demonstration: recommendations are made after occupational-health input, but implementation is delayed and the reason for delay is disputed.

Issue frame

Compare the research issues

See what each source supports and what needs checking.

Knowledge and trigger point

S1L1
What the sources support
The sample directs the reviewer to identify when the employer had enough information to consider adjustments.
Practical use
Helps frame a chronology-led research question rather than a generic disability-discrimination answer.
Check before use
Do not treat the existence of medical evidence as enough; inspect what the employer actually knew.

Implementation delay

S2S3
What the sources support
The delay sources separate unexplained drift from evidence-backed operational timing and feasibility questions.
Practical use
Supports a memo section on whether delay needs more factual evidence before any conclusion can be drawn.
Check before use
Check dates, decision-makers, feasibility, and whether any temporary measures were considered.

Adjustment specificity

S1S2S3
What the sources support
The selected comparables show whether the requested or recommended adjustment was concrete enough to compare.
Practical use
Helps decide whether more case-profile facts are needed before drafting.
Check before use
Avoid presenting a vague request as equivalent to a specific recommended workplace step.

Framework versus comparables

S1S2S3L1
What the sources support
ET decisions are used for fact-pattern comparison. Statutory Lens material is kept as framework context.
Practical use
Keeps the report useful without turning a public sample into legal advice.
Check before use
Do not use Lens material as if it were a tribunal finding on the facts.

Source trail

Each source has a role, reason and check

The sample shows the level of source visibility needed before relying on generated prose.

S1ET decision

Knowledge and adjustment request chronology

Fact-pattern comparable

Used to compare when the employer knew enough to consider adjustments and whether the request was specific.

Check before use

Confirm the source chronology and the tribunal's treatment of knowledge, medical evidence, and employee communications.

S2ET decision

Occupational-health recommendation and delay

Fact-pattern comparable

Used to inspect whether delay was explained by operational evidence, uncertainty, or lack of follow-up.

Check before use

Check whether the adjustment was practical, trialled, rejected, or simply left unresolved.

S3ET decision

Adjustment specificity and feasibility

Distinguishing or adverse comparable

Used to test whether the requested or recommended adjustment was concrete enough to compare and whether feasibility evidence was available.

Check before use

Avoid treating a broad concern as equivalent to a specific workplace step. Check what was requested, trialled, rejected or left unclear.

L1Statute Lens

Reasonable adjustments framework context

Legal-framework context

Used to keep the statutory framework visible without turning the sample into legal advice.

Check before use

Verify the current statutory text and any authority needed for the specific professional question.

Memo extract

Sample memo extract

Research view

S1S2S3L1

The sample sources support a memo organised around employer knowledge, adjustment specificity, and the reason for any implementation delay. The report marks missing chronology and feasibility evidence rather than filling gaps with assumptions.

Evidence gap

S1S2S3

Before relying on the comparison, check whether the occupational-health recommendation was clear, whether management accepted it, and what explanation exists for the period before implementation.

Framework boundary

L1

Framework material should be treated as context. A final professional memo should keep statutory questions, medical evidence and fact-pattern comparables visibly separate.

Review checks

Checks before use

01

Check chronology

Confirm request date, medical evidence date, decision date, and implementation date.

02

Separate framework from comparables

Use statutory Lens material for context and ET decisions for fact-pattern comparison.

03

Mark uncertainty

Flag missing feasibility or operational evidence instead of drawing a firm conclusion.

04

Check temporary measures

Record whether interim steps were considered while the recommended adjustment was being reviewed.

Important limits

This sample shows structure, not advice

It does not advise on a real matter, predict an outcome, estimate an award, or replace source checking and professional judgement.

Illustrative source labels

The public labels demonstrate report structure only. Real workspace output must cite selected decisions and promoted Lens passages.

No disability-status assessment

The sample does not assess whether a person is disabled or whether an adjustment was legally required.

Evidence gaps remain visible

A real report must check medical evidence, employer knowledge, feasibility and implementation dates before drafting.

Professional judgement required

Use the sample as research assistance only, with source checking and independent professional review.

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