Employment protection for the terminally ill

Wed,4 June 2014
News

Get your MP to sign this Early Day motion 8 (EDM)

That this House expresses concern about employment protection for the terminally ill; notes that terminal conditions are currently covered by current disability legislation, therefore terminally ill employees can be dismissed if they are no longer able to conduct their role with reasonable adjustments; understands that this can mean that terminally ill people can be subjected to stressful assessments, subsequent dismissal and the loss of death in-service benefits - all following the diagnosis of a terminal illness; and calls for additional Government protection for employees from the point of diagnosis.

You can view the EDM at http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2014-15/8. Ask your MP to sign it.

To find out your MP go to http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/