Employers Still Lag Behind When It Comes To Disability

Over the past decade, there has been a lot of focus on gender and race among FTSE100 firms. One area of diversity that is often neglected is disability. U.K. Government research shows that disabled people make up 19% of the U.K. population yet the difference between the employment rate of disabled people and the whole population in the U.K. stands at 33 percentage points.

The challenges faced by disabled people when it comes to entering the workplace show no sign of abating. Recent research by Scope shows that 74% of disabled adults feel they have lost out on a job opportunity because of their impairment or health condition and three out of four U.K. employees report having felt uncomfortable when dealing with a disabled colleague because they are worried they will cause offense.

Karen Higginbottom

Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karenhigginbottom/2016/09/21/employers-still-lag-behind-when-it-comes-to-disability/#2ace75ff1545