An employer is only required to make reasonable adjustments to enable a disabled employee to remain in employment, not to enable them to leave on advantageous terms. There is therefore no duty on an employer to facilitate an employee's application for ill-health retirement. (Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Mylott, EAT)
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