Wade v Sheffield Hallam University (Disability Discrimination : Reasonable adjustments)

The disabled Claimant complained that in a restructuring she should not have been put through a competitive interview which was to her disadvantage. A reasonable adjustment would have been to appoint her to the role without going through that process. The role had changed. At interview, she did not meet the essential criteria and was not appointable. The Employment Tribunal correctly held that the duty was engaged but not breached. The adjustment sought was not reasonable as it was tantamount to appointing her to a role for which she did not meet the requirements.