Around one in three UK disabled workers say that they’ve been treated unfairly by their employers during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest TUC poll.
The survey, carried out by YouGov for the UK’s trade body, reveals that many disabled people experienced significant barriers in the workplace before the pandemic; and that Covid-19 has made things worse for them. In fact, recent government figures show that redundancy rates are now 62% higher for disabled workers.
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