Equalities in Employment
Disability Confident
The Highland Council is a Disability Confident Leader (level 3), having gained the highest accreditation in recognition of their commitment to recruiting and retaining staff with disabilities or long-term health conditions. We understand that all disabilities are not visible, and we want our Council to be accessible for all. We aim to remove barriers within the workplace that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions may face. We want our employees to have everything they need to perform their best and fulfil their potential.
We have a commitment to employ and retain disabled people and those with long-term health conditions and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.
We value our employees and want to ensure that no one is excluded or held back because of a disability. We support our disabled people at work and can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that the work environment suits individual needs. We introduced the Reasonable Adjustment Disability Passport Scheme in 2022 so that our employees can share information about their disability and any particular requirements and workplace adjustments they have. The Passport can move with the employee to prevent having to re-explain to their line manager if they change job roles.
Our Occupational Health Team provide a plethora of information and additional resources that includes Mental health and wellbeing topics. We also have a list of trained Mental Health Reps that our employees can get in touch with.
For more information, please visit the links below:
Reasonable Adjustments for Workers with Disability or Health Conditions