HIV discrimination in the workplace still rife

An Ipsos MORI poll, commissioned by the National AIDS Trust, has revealed that one in three people do not realise that workplace HIV discrimination is illegal, and despite growing numbers of people infected with HIV, people are less aware of how HIV is transmitted than they were five years ago.

Only 65% of the 2,048 adults questioned were aware that it was against the law to discriminate against someone with HIV at work, contravening the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

The survey rep... (316 more words)

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