The benefits of employing people with disabilities
Injury, Illness and Disability - 2 min
Disability is part of human diversity – and diversity is good for business.
Creating an inclusive, diverse workplace benefits everyone – your employees, your business and the community as a whole.
The benefits of employing people with disabilities
Employees with disabilities will support you in achieving your business objectives while enhancing the diversity of your workforce. A diverse workforce has many benefits including:
Enhanced talent attraction and retention
More engaged, motivated and productive employees
More creativity, innovation and new/valuable perspectives
Better employee morale and teamwork
Enhanced procurement and tendering opportunities
Enhanced understanding of what your customers or clients with disability may need
Enhanced brand reputation and loyalty
Stronger corporate social responsibility.
For a person with a disability, the benefits of employment are significant.
Work is good for our health, yet only 47% of people with disabilities of working age are participating in the Canadian workforce.
For people with disabilities, employment provides:
Financial independence and security
A sense of identity
Social inclusion and connectedness
Positive personal wellbeing
Physical and mental health benefits.
Ensuring your organization welcomes people with disabilities is not only the right thing to do, it makes good business sense.
Canadian and international research shows that employees with disabilities:
Are reliable, dedicated and loyal
Build relationships with customers across a wide cross-section of the community
Have lower levels of absenteeism than other employees
Have fewer compensation incidents and accidents at work compared to other employees.
