MiLAWYER

Law library · Sierra Leone · The Persons With Disability Act, 2011

Section 20, The Persons With Disability Act, 2011

Status not yet checkedThe Persons With Disability Act, 2011, Sierra Leone

(1) Subject to subsection (2), no employer shalldiscriminate against a person with disability in relation to- (a) the advertisement of employment; (b) the recruitment for employment unless the disability makes it impossible for the person to perform the particular type of employment; (c) the creation, classification or abolition of posts; (d) the determination or allocation of wages, salaries, pensions, accommodation, leave or other such benefits; (e) the choice of persons for posts, training, advancements, apprenticeships, transfer, promotion or retrenchment; (f) the provision of facilities related to or connected with employment; or (g) any other matter related to employment. 12 13 Right to free education. Protection from discrimination in educational institutions. Courses to be introduced in public educational institutions etc. Provision of free medical services. Compulsory screening at health centres. Prohibition of denial of employment. Protection from discrimination in employment. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employer shall not be regarded as having discriminated against a person with disability if- (a) the act or omission alleged to constitute the discrimination was not wholly or mainly attributed to the disability of the person; (b) the disability in question makes it impossible for the person to perform the particular type of employment; (c) special facilities or modifications, whether physical, administrative or otherwise, are required at the work place to accommodate the person with disability, which the employer cannot reasonably be expected to provide. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

Read the whole lawDownload PDFAsk Tima what this means

Check the current official version before relying on this text. MiLAWYER shares legal information, not legal advice.