Nearly half of vegan employees in the UK, 45%, said they have felt discriminated against by employers, according to a survey by employment law firm Crossland Employment Solicitors in Abingdon, England. Also, 31% said they have felt harassed at work or been treated unfairly because of being a vegan, and that percentage rises to 36% among millennial vegans.

Other findings included:

• Only 18% said their staff café offers vegan choices.
• 96% have to sit on leather furniture at work.
• 86% are only given the choice to wash their hands in the office with soap that has been tested on animals.
• Only 6% are provided with a vegan uniform free from leather and wool.

The survey included 1,000 vegans as well as 1,000 employers.

Among the employers, 94% said it’s wrong for vegans to push their beliefs onto others in the office, and 71% said vegans should just focus on their work. On the other hand, only 13% said vegan behaviour can be distracting to others.

“Our research shows that prejudiced attitudes towards vegan workers is endemic among British employers and a lack of understanding as to the potential impact of the Equality Act 2010,” Crossland Managing Director Beverley Sunderland said. “Veganism is likely to be covered if a vegan has a genuinely held belief and not just an opinion or viewpoint.”