Consider Disabled Workers
Persons with disabilities are a major source of human capital that is largely being overlooked in British Columbia. In fact, British Columbia employers who do not recruit persons with disabilities are eliminating almost 300,000 people from the provincial talent pool.
This oversight is often due to a misunderstanding about the capabilities and potential of persons with disabilities. Despite employers’ concerns, however, research shows that persons with disabilities are work-competent, reliable, and hard-working individuals. According to recent studies:
- 90% of persons with disabilities rated average or better on job performance than their non-disabled colleagues.
- 86% of persons with disabilities rated average or better on attendance.
- 98% of persons with disabilities rated average or better in work safety than their non-disabled colleagues.
- 90% of employers had no change in their insurance costs when they employed persons with disabilities.
The brochure highlights the strong business case for hiring persons with disabilities and provides the top ten reasons to hire persons with disabilities.
The handbook provides employers with a practical "how-to" approach to recruiting and retaining persons with disabilities. The handbook provides useful information on how to undertake seven components of the recruitment/retention cycle. A Quick Reference Guide accompanies the handbook.
This three-minute dynamic and informative video offers employers a quick summary of benefits received from recruiting and retaining persons with disabilities in their organizations. Both industry leaders and employees with disabilities appear throughout the video and tell a compelling story of the mutually positive effects of being part of an organization that hires and accommodates qualified job seekers with disabilities.
The Recruitment and Retention of Persons with Disabilities in British Columbia Research Project, Final Research and Validation Report is a detailed summary of the extensive research conducted throughout the province that contributed to the development of the Employer Handbook.
The Minister's Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities is inviting communities and industry sectors to join the 10 by 10 Challenge to increase employment for persons with disabilities in British Columbia by 10% by the year 2010.
Click here for information on the Prince George 10 by 10 challenge.