Minister calls on employers to give people with a disability a go

Date published : 30  August  2011 

The Hon Kate Ellis MP
Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care

Media Release

30 August 2011

Minister for Employment Participation, Kate Ellis today released the Employer perspectives on recruiting people with disability and the role of Disability Employment Services study. This new study shows that while employers generally agree that people with disability have a good attitude towards work, many continue to operate under the misconception that people with disability will be less productive. The study finds employer attitudes have changed little since 2007 when similar research was conducted and concludes that employers today are showing greater sensitivity to potential cost factors associated with hiring someone with a disability than three years earlier.

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