10.—(1) This Part of this Schedule applies to the directors' report where the average number of persons employed by the company F1... during the financial year exceeded 250.U.K.
[F2(2) The average number of persons employed by the company in the year is determined as follows—
(a)find for each month in the financial year the number of persons employed under contracts of service by the company in that month (whether throughout the month or not),
(b)add together the monthly totals, and
(c)divide by the number of months in the financial year.]
(3) The directors' report must in that case contain a statement describing such policy as the company has applied during the financial year—
(a)for giving full and fair consideration to applications for employment by the company made by disabled persons, having regard to their particular aptitudes and abilities,
(b)for continuing the employment of, and for arranging appropriate training for, employees of the company who have become disabled persons during the period when they were employed by the company, and
(c)otherwise for the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons employed by the company.
(4) In this Part—
(a)“employment” means employment other than employment to work wholly or mainly outside the United Kingdom, and “employed” and “employee” are to be construed accordingly; and
(b)“disabled person” means the same as in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 M1.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(1) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/860), regs. 1(1), 12(a)
F2Sch. 7 para. 10(2) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/860), regs. 1(1), 12(b)
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