What is the business case for employing persons with disabilities?
Persons with disabilities represent a large untapped source of skilled labor in BC. There are currently 400,000 working-age persons with disabilities in British Columbia, with an employment rate of only 44%. Persons with disabilities have equivalent levels of education as the non-disabled working population, but many remain unemployed. With approximately one million job openings expected in the next 12-15 years in BC, persons with disabilities are a viable employment resource. According to a study conducted by the Ministers Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities, persons with disabilities are work-competent, reliable and hard-working individuals. This study also indicated: • 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 than their non-disabled colleagues • 90% of employers had no change in their insurance costs when they employed persons
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