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Neurodiversity at Work: Managing reasonable adjustments, performance and employment risk in charities
Managing people in the charity sector is rarely straightforward. Budgets are limited. Teams are carrying heavy workloads. Managers are already stretched, and many organisations do not have in-house HR support available when a difficult situation develops.
When an employee is neurodivergent, or may have a condition affecting their work, the situation can feel even harder to navigate.
Join our HR and employment law experts to understand your responsibilities, avoid common mistakes and make fair, confident decisions before problems escalate.
Charity leaders want to support their people and create inclusive workplaces. But you must also manage performance, maintain services and make responsible decisions about limited resources.
When an employee is neurodivergent, or may have an underlying condition affecting their work, managers can be unsure what they can say, what support they should provide and when formal action is appropriate.
How far should you adjust a role? What if an adjustment is unaffordable or places more pressure on the wider team? Can you still address performance concerns? And if the situation cannot be resolved, can you fairly dismiss a neurodivergent employee?
This 60-minute webinar will explore practical steps to help you act earlier, handle sensitive conversations more confidently and make consistent, lower-risk decisions.
What you'll learn:
When neurodivergence may create employment law responsibilities, including where there is no formal diagnosis
How to assess whether a reasonable adjustment is practical and affordable for your charity
How to balance individual needs with service delivery, management capacity and the impact on colleagues
How to address performance or conduct concerns and give constructive feedback
What to consider when adjustments and support do not lead to the required improvement
When formal action may be appropriate and when to seek specialist advice
What you'll gain:
By the end of the webinar, you will have:
A practical framework for considering reasonable adjustments
Greater confidence when handling sensitive employee conversations
A clearer understanding of what your charity can realistically accommodate
Practical steps for addressing concerns before they escalate
A better understanding of the process required before formal action
Cost-effective approaches to supporting neurodivergent employees
Who the webinar is for?
This webinar is designed for:
Charity CEOs and senior leaders
Trustees with responsibility for people or governance
Operations directors
Line managers
Managers handling HR alongside another role
HR professionals working in the voluntary and charitable sector
Can't attend the session live?
Register anyway and you’ll receive the on-demand recording and practical resources to help you put the guidance into action.
Our Employment Law service gives you access to a dedicated team that understands your charity.
We’ll help you stay compliant as the law changes and support you with day-to-day people management – without the worry of hourly costs.
We’ll act as an extension of your team, giving you:
Unlimited legally compliant advice
Legally compliant contracts and handbooks
Tribunal support should you need it
Fixed, transparent pricing
Having attended a few WorkNest webinars, I am always impressed with the no-nonsense, well-balanced guidance they provide. Their advice gives me confidence to deal with situations that may arise in an appropriate way and the fact that they follow up with answers to all the questions posed during the webinar is an added bonus.
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Having attended a few WorkNest webinars, I am always impressed with the no-nonsense, well-balanced guidance they provide. Their advice gives me confidence to deal with situations that may arise in an appropriate way and the fact that they follow up with answers to all the questions posed during the webinar is an added bonus.
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