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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart

Two-thirds of UK workers with long Covid have faced unfair treatment, says report

Woman looking out of a window
The report calls for flexible working, disability leave, and a phased return to the workplace for those with long Covid. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Alamy

UK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as two-thirds claiming they have been unfairly treated at work, a report argues.

The report, from the TUC and the charity Long Covid Support, warns that failing to accommodate the 2m people who, according to ONS data, may be suffering from long Covid in the UK will create, “new, long-lasting inequalities”.

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