Talking about big companies is getting off on a tangent from startups, but the thing about asking for accommodations in general is that you never know what is r

Talking about big companies is getting off on a tangent from startups, but the thing about asking for accommodations in general is that you never know what is really permitted. If you ask for too much, and nobody tells you because it's awkward or illegal to refuse, then down the line you may have consequences that you may or may not notice, with your job/career. Even if the consequences are in some sense reasonable and justified, it could be you're not thinking of them when you take the actions that cause them. I think it's inevitable that the more formal your options and protections are, the more people work around that, so in a country like yours I would expect it to be an unspoken minefield.