How, you ask?
Simple - by employing and INCLUDE-ing people with disabilities in the workplace in Australia.
The cost of exclusion of people with disability from the workforce is between 3-5% of GDP (See: http://sebastian.buckup.de/4.html). The current GDP of Australia is just on $1.6 trillion dollars ($1.6T) so using the 3-5% estimate of this report gives the cost of exclusion in Australia as between $50 and $85 billion per annum!!! That's right; it costs the Australian economy between $50 and $85 billion dollars every year to sustain the exclusion and discrimination that is the day-to-day reality of many people with disabilities.
Did you know that there are more than 1.3 million unemployed persons in Australia with a disability. Currently in Australia, statistics show the unemployment rate is 5.7% for able bodied workers but 60% for people with a disability!!!
The above figures scream out to us that there are massive benefits to the economy by employing people with disability. If you would like more information please contact us at EmployMe. Or tell us your story on this blog page. So please feel free to add to this blog or contact us with your details if you would like more info?
Simple - by employing and INCLUDE-ing people with disabilities in the workplace in Australia.
The cost of exclusion of people with disability from the workforce is between 3-5% of GDP (See: http://sebastian.buckup.de/4.html). The current GDP of Australia is just on $1.6 trillion dollars ($1.6T) so using the 3-5% estimate of this report gives the cost of exclusion in Australia as between $50 and $85 billion per annum!!! That's right; it costs the Australian economy between $50 and $85 billion dollars every year to sustain the exclusion and discrimination that is the day-to-day reality of many people with disabilities.
Did you know that there are more than 1.3 million unemployed persons in Australia with a disability. Currently in Australia, statistics show the unemployment rate is 5.7% for able bodied workers but 60% for people with a disability!!!
The above figures scream out to us that there are massive benefits to the economy by employing people with disability. If you would like more information please contact us at EmployMe. Or tell us your story on this blog page. So please feel free to add to this blog or contact us with your details if you would like more info?
1. Contact us at www.EmployMe.com
2. Say hello and like us on our Facebook pages: Employ Me and PWD, People with Disability Australia Inc.
3. Please sign our petition at www.change.org\employme.for.my.ability
Employing someone with a disability is definitely an investment in economic growth!
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