UK’s TUC Brands 9 November as Disability Pay Gap Day

The TUC has branded today (9th November) as ‘Disability Pay Gap Day’.  The union body’s latest poll findings published alongside new TUC analysis hows that non-disabled employees earn on average £1.90 an hour – 16.5 % more than disabled employees; or £3,458 more a year (based on a 35-hour week). That means disabled workers effectively stop getting paid today, and work for free for the last 52 days of the year.  Disabled women face an even bigger pay gap. Non-disabled men are paid on average … Continue reading UK’s TUC Brands 9 November as Disability Pay Gap Day