Workplace disabilities and sickle cell disease
Tabled 12 March 2025 by Bell Ribeiro-Addy
That this House regrets that despite being a serious lifelong condition, sickle cell disease is not consistently recognised in workplaces; notes that many employers still lack awareness of how the condition affects daily life, resulting in individuals living with sickle cell disease finding it difficult to secure flexible working, reasonable adjustments or medical leave without penalty; calls on the Government to take steps to protect the workplace rights of people living with sickle cell disease by recognising it as a workplace disability requiring clearer guidance under the Equality Act 2010; encourages the Department for Work and Pensions to promote a programme of sickle cell disease awareness training for employers, HR teams, and occupational health providers so employees are not subjected to misunderstanding or mistreatment; and further calls on the Government to expand Access to Work support so that employees with sickle cell disease can receive financial assistance for transport, workplace adjustments, and flexible working options.
Signatories (29)
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy Sponsor
- Jim Shannon
- Jon Trickett
- Ayoub Khan
- Carla Denyer
- Ellie Chowns
- Bob Blackman
- Ben Lake
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Llinos Medi
- Ann Davies
- Siân Berry
- Brian Leishman
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Imran Hussain
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Richard Burgon
- Rachael Maskell
- John McDonnell
- Cat Eccles
- Andy McDonald
- Apsana Begum
- Michelle Welsh
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Kim Johnson
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Seamus Logan
- Mohammad Yasin
- Adrian Ramsay