Employing Young People With Disabilities

Employing people with disabilities could benefit your business!
Disabled members of staff may raise your awareness of their needs as consumers. For example, did you know that disabled people have a potential spending power of approx. £20 million?

Widen your pool of potential employees

• Many disabled job applicants have experience and good qualifications,
• Young people with learning difficulties and disabilities who are leaving full-time education often have both an excellent work-experience record and/or vocational qualifications.

Gain punctual and loyal staff

• Research has shown that overall disabled people have fewer sick leaves than non-disabled people,
• Employing disabled people can increase employee retention and staff morale,
• Nearly 75% of disabled people, who are in employment, are in full-time work. (A similar proportion to non-disabled people).

To find out more about employing disabled people over school leaving age, contact The Disability Employment Adviser at your local job centre. They can give you information on a variety of programmes designed to help employers and prospective employees find the right opportunities.

For further information please contact the Equality and Human Rights Commission