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Description

Managing an Employee with a Disability: Onboarding, Adjustments and Follow-Up

Adapt the role, the pace and the conversations without reducing the employee to their disability

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

A new hire is being prepared, an employee discloses a condition mid-career, or restrictions appear after a period of sick leave. The manager is left alone with very practical questions: what to tell the team, what can reasonably be asked of the employee, which adjustments are feasible and who to involve internally.

One day to set a clear working framework: conducting the onboarding or return-to-work discussion, submitting a request for workplace adjustments, rebalancing workload and team organisation, then monitoring the effects over time. The situations addressed are brought by the participants themselves.

Learning objectives

  • Conduct the onboarding or return-to-work discussion without addressing the medical diagnosis
  • Identify feasible adjustments to the role and to working hours
  • Submit a request for adjustments to the relevant internal stakeholders
  • Manage team questions and tensions arising from the adjustments put in place

What makes this programme different

Situations brought by participants are addressed one by one during the session
An onboarding discussion guide is drafted and then tested during the day
Internal and external stakeholders are mapped from each participant's own context

Programme

1Framework and Perceptions

What the manager may ask and what is none of their business

  • Distinguish visible and invisible disability in day-to-day work
  • Identify the perceptions that hinder integration
  • Position the manager's role alongside internal occupational health stakeholders
  • Separate work-relevant information from personal health data

2Adjustments and Work Organisation

Adapting the role without disrupting the team

  • Analyse the actual requirements of the role and the points of difficulty
  • Design equipment-related, scheduling or organisational adjustments
  • Redistribute activities without creating a sense of unfairness
  • Formalise the request to the relevant internal stakeholders

3Discussions and Long-Term Follow-Up

Welcome, explain, adjust

  • Conduct the onboarding or post-absence return-to-work discussion
  • Answer the team's questions without disclosing personal information
  • Set follow-up checkpoints and criteria for adjustment
  • Prepare future changes to the role and career path

Who is it for

Front-line managers, team leaders and department heads who are onboarding or supporting an employee with a disability.

Prerequisites

Holding direct line management responsibility.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.