Navigating ADHD and Neurodiversity Discrimination in the Workplace

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Recording date: 23rd May 2024

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About this event

Join Exceptional Individuals for an eye-opening webinar, "Navigating ADHD Discrimination in the Workplace." This session will delve into the real challenges faced by employees with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in professional settings and how these issues have been addressed in employment tribunals.

Ideal for ADHD individuals, employers, HR professionals, and advocates, this webinar aims to shed light on the complexities of workplace discrimination against those with ADHD. We will explore scenarios where ADHD-related misunderstandings and mistakes could lead to workplace conflicts and the potential repercussions for businesses.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - About this webinar
01:02 - About Nat Hawley and the rest of the EI team
01:21 - ADHD Discrimination/ADHD Diagram
02:47 - How many people are thought to have ADHD?
04:26 - Are certain groups more likely to have ADHD?
07:48 - Can you stop having ADHD?
09:14 - What statements about ADHD are true?
12:12 - Equality Act 2010
15:57 - Employee discrimination: Have you ever felt discriminated against?
16:53 - Reasonable Adjustments
20:30 - What adjustment is reasonable?
23:02 - Jaguar Land Rover Tribunal Case
26:03 - What do you think an employer's duty to reasonable adjustments should be?
27:11 - What if my ADHD isn't 'severe' enough to be a disability?
29:02 - Ms.Natasha Saini vs. Community Infosource
31:08 - Key Points
36:46 - What are challenges for employees with ADHD?
37:35 - Case Examples of ADHD Discrimination/Hammersmith & Fulham
40:59 - Should duties be withheld because employees have ADHD?
41:22 - Tips for employers who manage ADHD employees
42:25 - Top Tips
43:41 - Online Neurodiversity Tests
43:59 - Questions, statements, our next webinar and closing remarks
44:36 - End screen

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