MP’s bill supports disabled workers

LABOUR MP Debbie Abrahams is putting disabled rights into the national spotlight today by presenting a Ten Minute Rule Commons Bill that will require businesses to publish the number and proportion of disabled people they employ.

The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP said: “People with disabilities continue to face many barriers in accessing work. Many of these are cultural. My bill is a step towards helping address this prevailing culture. No one should feel they are unable to reach their best potential or that their hopes and dreams don’t matter.

“By requiring employers to report the number and proportion of people they employ with disabilities, my bill will seek to raise employer awareness of the disability employment gap in their own organisation.”

Despite extensive support for the bills, without Government backing it has little chance of becoming law.