One in four people employed in working-class jobs are more likely to have left the labour market due to sickness or ill health, figures show today.
The Trades Union Congress has identified structural inequalities that leave security guards, cleaners and those who work with machinery at a higher risk of falling out of work.
Twice as many older workers have left the labour market due to sickness than retirement during the pandemic, with 97,000 people aged 50-65 leaving their profession.
