Responding to legal change is rarely straightforward; it absorbs
management time and operating budget. For employers, amendments to
labour legislation often have a significant impact, even in the
most healthy economic circumstances.
Planning and adjusting to the impact of COVID-19 has undoubtedly
impacted many business in the Channel Islands. Recovery will take
time.
However, an amendment to the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013
came into force on 1 September 2020 and businesses in Jersey will
need to react.
Jersey's discrimination legislation has been extended so
that businesses, service providers and those managing and letting
premises are required to take reasonable steps to avoid
disadvantaging people with disabilities in relation to the
accessibility of their premises.
