Chronically ill and disabled workers endure regular discrimination in UK workplaces, study finds

Many were concerned about disclosing their long-term illness due to fear of discrimination. (Picture: Getty/Maskot)A new report has revealed the discrimination experienced by chronically ill and disabled people – who comprise 1 in 4 of the UK workforce.Around one in four people of working age are chronically ill or disabled, more than a third (38%) of these people say their health needs were not taken seriously at interview stage.One candidate said: ‘I was made to feel like a waste o