Disabled people face bullying in workplace

Its poll of 500 disabled people from across the UK found that one in five (21%) try to hide their disability from their employers.

Thirteen per cent said they have been overlooked for a promotion and a quarter said their employer is not supportive of their disability.

Meanwhile, over half (58%) said they felt at risk of losing their job due to their disability.

Scope Chief Executive Mark Atkinson said: “These figures demonstrate that employers and Government need to be doing much more to support disabled people in the workplace.”