Hiring persons with disability

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This section is for all employers including private companies, government organizations and non governmental organizations. This section outlines the business case for hiring persons with disability and also provides general guidelines for the hiring process.

The Business Case

The hiring process

The Business Case: Why consider person with disability for employment?

pictorial representation of the business case

Widens the candidate pool: Employers of persons with disability have always found that an alternate but equally competent candidate pool is especially useful where the skill pool is limited or employees are in short supply.

Cafe Coffee Day has large number of branches across the country. The demand for brewmasters is so high that they were always short-staffed when it came to brewmaster's position. EnAble India did the initial job analysis and found the brewmaster job most suitable for the hearing impaired candidates, provided we find the right workplace solution. Once the workplace solution was identified, eligible candidates were identified, trained and placed. Today, nearly 120 hearing impaired brewmasters are working in Cafe Coffee Day all over the country. Read about our collaboration with Cafe Coffee Day.

Promotes diverse Workforce: Many organizations have already recognized that diversity among their workforce brings many business benefits like creative thinking and innovation that promotes efficiency, productivity and overall business success.

Satyabhama, from TESCO, who is hearing impaired is always bubbling with ideas. One of her ideas has simplified the invoice processing method resulting in better productivity and quality of work. She also has won many awards for her efficiency. Read Sathyabhama's story

Creates an inclusive organization: Being part of an inclusive organization boosts employee morale and team work. The new perspective helps in bringing out better and more inclusive products thus expanding the customer base.

Thoman Xavier, Operations Support Manager from Shell says that the job of a petrol attendant is physically demanding. When fellow workers see that a person with disability is doing the same job cheerfully, it has a positive effect on the overall team. Read about inclusion of disabled.

Embodiment of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility): A socially responsible company is appreciated by its customers and stake holders thereby improving its public image.

Persons with disability constitute 1% of Thomson Reuters’ workforce in India. The company received the Helen Keller award in early 2008 for its efforts in providing employment opportunities for persons with disability. Read about our collaboration with Thomson Reuters

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