People with disability, representing 21% of Australia’s population, still face significant employment barriers despite increased discussions on workplace diversity.
The unemployment rate for people with disability is more than double that of those without disability. Many employers lack confidence in addressing disability employment, often due to insufficient data on their employees’ disability status.
CEO of Australian Disability Network, Corene Straus, and CEO of Diversity Council of Australia, Lisa Annese, have written an article in SmartCompany to discuss this issue and why employers need more data about disability in their workplace.