Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109175
Employment: Disability
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Mohammad Yasin
Labour — Bedford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that employers participating in the Disability Confident scheme do not unfairly dismiss employees due to health-related absence or long-term conditi
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsAll employers are required to comply with the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments where a disabled person would otherwise be put at a substantial disadvantage compared with their colleagues. The Equality and Human Rights C...
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