Pride in their work
Taking pride in one's work and being appreciated serves as top priority on a disabled candidate's mental list. Disabled employees experience difficulties securing employment and will therefore appreciate the opportunity of being given the chance to proof themselves.
Influencing others
People with disabilities have constant motivation. When they succeed to overcome challenges their motivation indirectly influence other employees in the workforce.
Motivation
Several disabled candidates have faced life threatening circumstances in the past and had to motivate themselves mentally and physically to overcome challenges ahead of them, an employer can thus expect a transfer of this motivation within the working environment.
Finding a way
Compensating is of second nature to a person with a disability. During the life span such a person he/she needs to find alternative ways of doing something specific. An employer can expect a disabled candidate to react the same within their working environment, by finding a way when faced with challenges.
Grants
Most governments provide grants and other forms of funding or incentives to companies rendering employment towards disabled employees. Government funding can be channelled to the offering of training to such candidates as well as a payment towards wages.
Face of your company
The company employing disabled candidates will be regarded as an employment leader and phase setter in the field of employers, it also serves to build on the positive image of the company.
Company Commitment
Research indicates that the absenteeism rate for disabled employees are not higher than those of other employees and that disabled employees remain loyal with their company for a longer time frame than other employees.
Working environment
It is a misperception that costly or necessary adjustments need to be made to the working environment to accommodate disabled candidates. This is frequently not the case due to a few various reasons; first, some candidates have already adapted methods to overcome challenges in normal life and these methods can be utilized within the working environment; secondly, most governments provide funding if adjustments are required to be done; thirdly, some countries have laws in place that requires public areas to be accessible to disabled people.
Tax benefits
Within certain countries tax benefits are provided to companies that employ people with disabilities. Benefits in the form of work opportunity credit, disabled access credit and other benefits.
Avoid legal charges
Employing disabled employees adheres to legal requirements thereby avoiding charges such as discrimination in the workplace.
Normal
Any disabled candidate would like to function normal, and being employed is one step closer to that and gives their life Meaning Again.
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