There is a growing risk that some of the UK’s most vulnerable workers are going to be even more isolated during the lockdown period – especially with many businesses focussing on survival.
Yet, as Vic Whitehouse, Inclusion Lead at Virgin Media, explained “for those people who are now working from home, particularly those who are classed as vulnerable, there is a growing risk that their self-isolation will lead to feelings of separation and loneliness as they feel disconnected from society.