Recession could have negative impact on disabled workers

The TUC has expressed fears that the recession could be having a disproportionately large impact on disabled workers.

Previous recessions have shown that disabled workers can face discrimination and unfair selection for redundancy. With fewer chances of securing alternative work, the union organisation believes it is vital to keep disabled workers in employment during the economic downturn.

Unemployment is predicted to increase to almost three million by 2010 and disabled workers are ... (235 more words)

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