'Not enough' done to keep disabled staff

Protections similar to maternity law could help disabled people back into work, according to a new report...

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PEOPLE with disabilities could be helped back into work with similar protections as those for women returning from maternity leave, a new report has suggested.

A new right to reintegration for workers on sick leave could see firms prevented from dismissing someone unless it is shown the employer has made sufficient efforts at reintegrating the person, the Resolution Foundation think tank said.

They said such a right would 'would clarify and strengthen existing legal protections' under the Equality Act and 'provide a much stronger message to workers about what they are entitled to'.

The report warned that the Government risks failing to meet its aim to raise the employment rate to 80% without a 'serious strategy to shift employer behaviour' and argues employers must be incentivised to reintegrate existing workers back into jobs.