Employment Injury Assistance delivery - next steps: response to consultation

Overview

In line with the views of the largest number of consultation respondents, the Scottish Government intends to prioritise longer-term reform so that Employment Injury Assistance better reflects the modern workforce and occupational health in Scotland in the future.

This response follows the layout of the analysis of responses to the consultation. It will begin by addressing responses to each of the three consultation questions before addressing the topics within the thematic analysis.

As a guide, where reference is made in the report to ‘some’ respondents, this relates to five or less respondents. The term ‘several’ refers to more than five, but less than ten. The term ‘many’ refers to more than ten but less than twenty. Any views that were expressed by large numbers of respondents (i.e. twenty or more) are highlighted throughout. Any views expressed by one respondent are similarly highlighted throughout.