This new research from the Work Foundation uses their UK Insecure Work Index, which combines three elements that constitute insecurity at work – employment contracts, personal finances, and access to workers’ rights, to identify a substantial disability insecurity gap. This is concerning, as periods of severely insecure work can worsen a disabled worker’s health and prospects of gaining secure employment.
This new analysis estimates that 27% of disabled workers (1.3 million) are in severely insecure work in the UK, compared to 19% of non-disabled workers. This inequality is reflected at all levels, with even disabled workers in the most senior positions more likely to experience severely insecure work.
