Inequalities that black people experience have been exacerbated by the pandemic the report said (Picture: Getty Images)
Black employees with long-term health conditions (LTCS) are not being provided with adequate support in comparison to other ethnic groups, a report has found.
Research from Black Thrive Lambeth’s Employment Project explores evidence that “systematic discrimination” prevents black people from securing quality employment opportunities.
Black people with LTCs face “double discrimination” as inequalities have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic with barriers arising in “structural racism and ableism, and their intersections.”
In addition, the report unearthed statistics that show “twice as many young Black graduates compared to their White counterparts were unemployed one year after graduation; and Black workers are twice as likely to have zero-hour contracts than White workers”.
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