What The Government's Disability At Work Response Means For Employers

The government has published its response to the Work and Pensions Committee's report on disability at work, setting out how it intends to improve employment opportunities and workplace support for disabled people.

While ministers have accepted the need for further action, they have largely resisted calls for new legal duties on employers. Instead, the response focuses on improving guidance, support and access to workplace health services, while pressing ahead with plans for mandatory disability pay gap reporting.

No new deadlines for reasonable adjustments

The committee urged the government to strengthen the reasonable adjustment framework by requiring employers to respond to requests within two weeks and provide the employee with written reasons if it didn't agree with their request.