what is the job concerned? • what are the inherent requirements of that job?
As indicated by the Commission’s decision in Woodhouse v Wood Coffill Funerals , relevant factors may include • the work required in practice by the employer to be performed by employees in the position concerned and comparable positions – a requirement in a duty statement which does not apply in practice may be found not to be part of the inherent requirements of the job as it really exists • evidence regarding any need for duties which are additional to those currently performed but which may require performance in an emergency or at periods of high workload – for example, ability to assist passengers in an emergency would be an inherent requirement for airline cabin crews even if staff of the airline concerned have never had to perform this function in an accident • the extent to which a particular requirement concerns a result to be achieved rather than a means for achieving a result – results required are more likely to be found to constitute part of the job, and an abilit
