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The latest news on disability employment, workplace inclusion, and accessibility from around the world.
DWP confirms cuts to universal credit health element will begin from April 2026 Disability Rights UK
The European Accessibility Act came into force across EU member states in June 2025, requiring businesses to make a wide range of products and services โ including websites, banking, and e-commerce โ accessible to disabled people. Business Disability Forum outlines what UK firms with EU operations must do to comply, including conformance with WCAG 2.1 AA and accessible customer service standards. Non-compliance risks fines and exclusion from EU markets.
The UK government's White Paper commits ยฃ240 million to the biggest employment reforms in a generation, targeting an 80% employment rate. It pledges ยฃ125 million for local work-and-health programmes and a new National Jobs and Careers Service merging Jobcentres with the National Careers Service. A Green Paper reforming health and disability benefits was promised for spring 2025.
The UK government's annual release shows the disability employment rate at 53.1% in Q2 2024, versus 81.6% for non-disabled people โ a gap of 28.5 percentage points. Around 5.6 million disabled people were in employment, with disabled workers more than twice as likely to be economically inactive. The data underpins policy targets in the Get Britain Working White Paper.
The ONS found the median hourly pay gap between disabled and non-disabled UK workers was 12.7%, with disabled employees earning ยฃ13.69 versus ยฃ15.69 per hour. The gap was widest for autistic workers at 27.9% and for men at 15.5%. The report is significant given the UK government's 2025 consultation on making disability pay gap reporting mandatory for employers with 250 or more staff.
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