Petitions/Require companies to have a disability absence policy
StatusClosed
Opened1 Aug 2025
Closes1 Feb 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Legislate to ensure that companies are required to hold a disability absence policy and enforce clearer and more transparent reasonable adjustments. Require large organisations to establish formal policies addressing disability-related absences.

Currently, some companies treat disability-related medical leave as sick leave, which we think may adversely affect career progression for disabled employees. While reasonable adjustments may be available as "time off for medical appointments," there is no standard requirement for how such absences should be managed, which we think leads to disadvantages for disabled individuals.

122Total signatures
Select your constituency →
10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Charlotte Cane
1Charlotte Cane MP
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
4
Clive Lewis
2Clive Lewis MP
Norwich South
4
Tony Vaughan
3Tony Vaughan MP
Folkestone and Hythe
3
Jack Abbott
4Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
3
Steve Barclay
5Steve Barclay MP
North East Cambridgeshire
3
Kit Malthouse
6Kit Malthouse MP
North West Hampshire
3
Daniel Zeichner
7Daniel Zeichner MP
Cambridge
2
Rosie Duffield
8Rosie Duffield MP
Canterbury
2
Ed Miliband
9Ed Miliband MP
Doncaster North
2
Naushabah Khan
10Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
2
Require companies to have a disability absence policy — Petitions