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Disabled workers in London face the U.K.'s biggest difference in pay compared to their non-disabled peers, earning on average 15.3% less, according to 2018 data from the Office for National Statistics.
Median pay was 12.2% lower for disabled employees across the country, the ONS said Monday. The pay gap was wider for men than women, and those with mental impairment experienced the greatest disparity with hourly earnings that were 18.6% less.
About a quarter of the difference can be accounted for by factors such as occupation and qualification level. While disabled people were most likely to be employed in professional occupations, they have higher than average representation in lower skilled and typically lower paying occupation groups.
To compile the data the statistics office defined “disabled” as a person who has a physical or mental health condition or illness that has lasted, or is expected to last, 12 months or more, and that reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities.
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