ALMOST 70 per cent of workers with disabilities are paid less than the TUC’s minimum wage target of £15 an hour, the trade union body’s research reveals today. 

In some regions the proportion of disabled workers affected is even higher – 94 per cent in Wales, 92 per cent in the North East and 88 per cent in the North of Ireland.

The comparable percentage for non-disabled workers nationwide is 44 per cent, 42 per cent in Wales and 37 per cent in the North East.