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Jobs market ‘discriminating against disabled workers’
Disabled people are being “shut out of the jobs market” due to the discrimination they face when applying for work, equality charity Scope has warned.
New research by the charity showed that more than a third felt that employers were unlikely to hire them because of their impairment or condition.
On average, disabled people apply for 60 per cent more jobs than non-disabled people — yet only half of their applications result in an interview, compared with 69 per cent for non-disabled applicants.
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