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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Disabled people effectively stop earning from today due to pay gap

Disabled workers will effectively work for free from today until the end of the year, according to fresh analysis of the disability pay gap.

Earnings between disabled and non-disabled workers remains a significant £2.24 an hour, which means disabled employees working a 35-hour week have to get by with more than £4,000 less a year on average compared to those without disabilities, according to the Trades Union Congress.

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