UK’s ‘hidden disgrace’: mental health problems can lead to 42% pay gap
British workers with depression or anxiety face a life of lower earnings, according to Equality and Human Rights Commission
Denis Campbell Mental health problems such as depression can dramatically affect the sufferer’s earnings. Photograph: Denis Closon/RexPeople People suffering from mental health problems such as depression and panic attacks earn up to 42% less than their peers, prompting the government’s equalities watchdog to brand the pay gap “a disgrace”. Evidence collected by the Equality […]
