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Article

3 Feb 2015

Author:
Daniel Hunter, Fresh Business Thinking (UK)

UK: Up to 37% of disabled jobseekers discriminated against during recruitment process, survey finds

"Third of Disabled Jobseekers Face Discrimination", 2 Feb 2015

Up to 37% of disabled jobseekers have been discriminated against during the recruitment process according to research commissioned by the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI)…Despite the fact that 82% of recruiters claim reasonable adjustments are made to cater for disabled jobseekers, 58% of those candidates say that no such adjustments were made…The RIDI has launched its own awards, aptly named the "RIDI Awards", to celebrate the progress and success of companies that are "pioneering the inclusion of disabled people"…[Also refers to E.ON, Eversheds, Guidant Group, Sainsbury]