Research shows that employees with a disability compared to employees without a disability have:
- Less absenteeism
- Better safety records
- Longer tenure
- Comparable productivity
- Excellent motivation, dedication and loyalty
- No impact on insurances and premiums
- Improved workplace morale
- Improved corporate image
Other ways it benefits you as an employer
- Supports you to achieve the ‘triple bottom line’
- Elevates you as an ‘employer of choice’
- Enhances your public profile
- Raises your internal profile
- Improves your attendance, safety and turnover outcomes
- Strengthens your workforce with dedicated and passionate employees
(Sources: Survey of 1500 employers conducted by Deakin University/ACCI/EDGE surveys)