The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has recently warned employers to treat long Covid as a disability in the context of the workplace so that they do not unwittingly breach the protections afforded to disabled employees.
‘Long Covid’ is a term applied to those symptoms caused by Covid-19 which are suffered by an individual long after the initial infection has gone. Symptoms are various and include fatigue and problems with memory or concentration. These symptoms can affect an individual for weeks, or even months, after the infection has ended.
As of December 2021, there were an estimated 1.2 million people in the UK suffering with long Covid.
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