Disabled people are made to feel grateful for having a job at all. It is time we were brought into the conversationForcing companies to disclose their gender pay gap has been like pulling back the curtain. For the first time, we’re seeing the real picture behind the often-secretive world of pay: one in which every industry from academia and local councils to FTSE companies is underpaying women. As part of this, it has been refreshing to see the impact of race and class on the gender gap discussed, despite the fact the gender audit didn’t include these factors. But disability hasn’t been mentioned at all.In the UK, there is no complex breakdown of disability pay like the gender pay investigation has provided but what we know shows stark inequality. Continue reading…
Via: We know about the gender pay gap. But what about the disability pay gap? | Frances Ryan
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