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REVEALED | UK locations where employees experience MOST discrimination

UK locations where employees experience MOST discrimination

A new YouGov study has revealed that London is the city where employees face the most discrimination at work. 

According to their joint research with Indeed, 30% of workers in the capital face discrimination in their workplace. 

Staff in Northern Ireland and the Midlands follow closely behind, with 29% and 28% facing discrimination respectively. 

Compared with the country’s average of 23% this isn’t good news but it gets a lot worse for employees from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ employees and workers with disabilities, too. 

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