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How strongly does your company commit to hiring people with disabilities (physical or mental)? Committing to diversity not only makes you a sustainable employer, but the war for talent means it is also more important than ever to exploit every opportunity.
Attracting the right talent remains a key HR challenge for all companies. The tightening labour market means that employers will have to take a broader view and recruit for talent, even if that person has a physical or mental disability. And it seems that companies are increasingly realising this, as our recent survey figures show that almost 15% more people with disabilities are in employment than last year.
Integrating people with disabilities into the workplace is by no means complex and definitely shouldn’t deter employers from giving them a chance. Companies simply have to implement some straightforward interventions to enable people with physical disabilities to perform the same tasks as people without. Moreover, there is a range of support measures available to companies. Yet we find that there is still a lot of ignorance about how to integrate or approach this target group. A few quick tweaks will take you a long way:
Recruiting people with disabilities is just one part of a bigger picture: actively engaging in diversity and inclusion is a sensible strategy. As well as arming yourself against the ongoing labour shortage, you can also boost your chances as an attractive employer in many other aspects:
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Since the beginning of this year, employees are entitled to five individual training days per year. A great initiative imposed under the Labour Deal. So how do you actually make these training days work and what are the benefits?
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