A recent report by the Boston Consulting Group highlights a large gap between the number of disabled employees reported with the number of actual disabled employees.
I encourage you to read the full article on Forbes which explores some of the reasons why.
As a disabled employee, I have come across the following reason:
- Companies are afraid to ask / unclear on how to do it without discriminating.
- Companies who don't know, don't have to make accomodations
- Employees don't feel safe sharing their disability, with fear of discrimination.
The Valuable 500 released a white paper on ESG and Disability Data with a call for members to improve reporting.
Read: ESG and Disability Data white paper launched by the Valuable 500 at World Economic Forum. - The Valuable 500
Improving the data available is helpful, but the key is for employees to feel included and safe in the workplace. Read 5 Ways to Make Workplaces More Inclusive For People with Invisible Disabilities, Tim Dixon (bbeb.com)
Based on a survey of some 28,000 employees across 16 countries, the authors of “Your Workforce Includes People with Disabilities. Does Your People Strategy?” noted that 25% of respondents stated that they have a disability or health condition that limits activities of daily life. This figure stands in sharp contrast to that reported by most large-scale enterprises that place the proportion of employees with disabilities at around 4%-7%.
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