Christine Andersen (asker) Feb 11, 2010:

Thanks for everybody's input. Looking at it now, I can see I was not over generous with context!
I decided on ´already settled´ employees in the end, after ploughing through the client´s website.

They all seem to work more or less independently, although of course there is a lot of corporate activity and they have to work as a team as well.

Christine Andersen (asker) Feb 10, 2010:

No, no disabilities here. This is a very demanding industry, and although I am sure the company does its best with regard to social responsibility, I am fairly sure they are not referring to anyone challenged, or whatever the PC term is, in this case. The aim is to get the new person ´indsluset´ and able to make a full contribution as soon as possible.

Where help might be necessary would be in dealing with the local setup, living conditions, general manners and acceptable conduct, getting to know the department and customers, learning the language etc. etc. etc.

Brian Young Feb 10, 2010:

able bodied Could it be something like that. Is there any indication that the new person could be disabled, and that the assistance of an able bodied person will be counted on? It's hard to know today because the need to be politically correct requires us to choose or avoid adjectives. You can't say "crippled" anymore. Today those people are "challenged", or "special", so maybe you have to even be careful when describing someone who can actually walk. Another option would be "independent", which avoids even an oblique reference to the ability to walk. Is there more context that could clarify this.