The Law Society Gazette shares how the Government Legal Department are supporting disability in the workplace by using a Workplace Adjustment Passport (WAP).
Introduced in 2016 as part of a renewed strategic aim for the department and wider work being carried out across the civil service, the passport allows for easier transition when changing line manager or moving to a new role or location. It has proved very helpful in starting a conversation about a disability, particularly less visible disabilities such as mental health conditions.
Available for those with a disability, health condition or undergoing gender reassignment, the WAP has three main functions:
1. to support a conversation between an employee and their line manager about the disability, health condition or gender reassignment and any workplace adjustments that might need to be made;
2. to act as a record of that conversation and of the adjustments agreed; and
3. to act as a record of any adjustment made for individuals as supportive measures.
Find out more about how the GLD is supporting disabled colleagues through the use of the WAP.
