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1 in 5 left-handers face problems at work

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1 in 5 left-handers face problems at work

Ahead of tomorrow’s ‘National Left-Handers Day,’ a new survey has found that one in five workers face practical problems at work because they are left-handed.

The research, conducted by CV-Library, discovered that 96.7% of UK employers do not ask new staff if they are left-handed. Only 25.4% provide left-handed staff with specialist office equipment.

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