Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), on Wednesday, 12 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 20 members in total.

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Workplace disabilities and sickle cell disease

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.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

934 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Jon Trickett

Carla Denyer

Ellie Chowns

Ayoub Khan

Subjects

Employment Sickle cell diseases

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk