by pjwal on 7/27/17, 9:12 AM with 0 comments
As his employer, I am willing to support him in any fashion I can. We have HR consultants that seem more concerned with his risk rather than the value I recognize he brings to our company.
Of course, I am concerned with any liability. We are not providing him insurance as he only works 20 hours a week. I have offered him any ergonomic equipment he may need as a software engineer in his remote environment.
How to proceed?
by brudgers on 7/27/17, 3:28 PM
In my opinion, the way to proceed is to do the right thing without pretending to be doing something else. I'd also consider evaluating an HR consultant that recommends in favor of employment discrimination against a disabled individual. It's easy to rationalize not providing health insurance to someone who might need it...that does not make it the right thing. In the end, the decisions are not decisions about an individual, they are decisions about company culture and values...and perhaps the values of those who have the ability to decide.
Good luck.