North East

 

Right to Work - Evidence

Newcastle

 

Stats in the area

  • 50% of the respondents currently have or in the past have had a paid job.
  • Half of the respondents think that an employer has rejected their job application on grounds of disability.

  • All the respondents agree that the job application process puts disabled people at a disadvantage.

 Personal Evidence

Jennifer Gallacher from Middlesbrough:

You can sound great on paper, have qualifications and experience but once you state your disability then employers see problems.