LONG COVID sufferers are experiencing unfair treatment in the workplace, with some even being forced out of their jobs, shocking new TUC research published today reveals.

Almost a quarter of those polled by the union body’s long Covid support employment group said bosses have questioned whether they have the poorly understood condition, which can cause muscle pain, fatigue, brain fog and other serious conditions.

One in seven — 14 per cent — of the more than 3,000 workers consulted reported losing their job because of reasons connected to the illness, nearly triple 2021’s figure.