98% of employees with a disability had average or superior safety records

Hiring costs of people with a disability are significantly lower than hiring other employees, as low as 13%.

Over 90% of employers who had recently employed a person with a disability said they would be happy to continue hiring people with a disability

86% of employees with a disability had average or superior attendance records

90% of employees with a disability recorded productivity rates equal or greater than other workers

source: The Australian employers’ network on disability


Did you know?
At over 18% the highest proportion of people in the workforce with a disability are professionals, followed by intermediate clerical, sales and services workers at 16%.