DWP supports removing employer tax barriers

As COVER previously revealed, Dame Carol Black co-author of the impending Sickness and Absence review, has vowed to recommend that Treasury remove tax disincentives that restrict businesses implementing these initiatives. Dame Black has previously made the call but could not persuade Treasury of the value of this, however it appears the political mood may have changed. Speaking at a Legal & General roundtable event, Esther McVey MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chris Grayling, the Minister for Employment, told COVER the coalition was open to the idea. "We've said we're going ...