Great Britain: consultation launched on the employment of those with disabilities

Open until 30 October, the government-launched consultation is designed to enable the government to gather views from a wide group of citizens, especially those with disabilities as well as disability organisations, on changes to the activities and descriptors in the Work Capability Assessment, which determines a person’s ability to work. The WCA will eventually be scrapped and replaced by the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The government wants changes so that more people with...