Under the Disability Discrimination Act, if an employer is making redundancies, it is unlawful for them to select employees for redundancy because of their disability or for a reason related to their disability.

Employers must also make reasonable adjustments to the way in which they choose candidates for redundancy so that they do not discriminate against employees with disabilities. For example, an employer could discount disability-related sickness absence when using attendance as part of their redundancy selection scheme, to create a level playing field between disabled and non-disabled workers.

See also; “Reasonable Adjustments” What are reasonable adjustments? Who pays for reasonable adjustments? Making Reasonable Adjustments