JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Today, Global Disability Inclusion in partnership with
Mercer release findings from a 10-year study analyzing corporate
survey data on the experiences of employees with disabilities
compared to their non-disabled colleagues. The report finds
employees with disabilities are significantly less engaged, and
their employment experiences rank lower than all other diversity
groups.
People with disabilities represent 15% of the global population
and are often left out of diversity initiatives, programs, and
basic conversations about workplace inclusion. This one-of-a-kind
report on disability employee engagement collected over 12 Million
global employee responses. Employees with disabilities score far
lower than employees without disabilities when evaluating
leadership, equity, and opportunity.
The data demonstrates:
- Significant disconnect in equity, opportunity, and how valued
employees with disabilities feel at work.
- Employees with disabilities do not feel their workplace offers
the same opportunities or equitable professional development, fair
pay, education, ability to speak up, and ultimately
advancement.
- Employees with disabilities are also more fearful to come
forward to raise concerns or issues at work.
"Engagement surveys influence a company's strategy, leadership,
teamwork, culture, and more," said Meg
O'Connell, CEO, Global Disability Inclusion. Companies
launch initiatives based on engagement results, investing
significant resources to equalize disparities between segmented
groups. A "call to action" for companies is when a 5%-point
difference exists between groups. For example, if female employees
score 5% less than male colleagues, this typically results in a
detailed analysis to identify factors causing female employees to
be less engaged. "However, companies rarely include or segment
disability data as part of their diversity segmentation. This means
companies lack information on approximately 15-20% of their
employee population," said O'Connell.
The report, The State of Disability Employee Engagement, found
the engagement gap of employees with disabilities shows a
difference in some areas of up to 12% to 13%, and an overall
difference across all categories of 6% lower than non-disabled
colleagues.
"In our research investigating employment experience across
diversity groups, people with disabilities have the least favorable
experience by far; this includes differences by race, gender, age,
and sexual orientation," according to Dr. Peter J. Rutigliano, Senior Principal, Mercer.
"Unfortunately, people with disabilities have largely been ignored
by corporate engagement surveys."
As companies work to continue to advance diversity and inclusion
efforts, they must do better to include and understand employees
with disabilities in order to create truly inclusive and equitable
workplaces.
About Global Disability Inclusion
Global Disability
Inclusion, LLC is a boutique consulting firm providing
disability inclusion strategies and solutions for global companies,
foundations, non-profits, and universities. Our team of experts
help organizations expand opportunities to reach new talent, create
inclusive environments, and acquire new customers. We are changing
the way the world perceives disability. For more information,
visit www.globaldisabilityinclusion.com.
About Mercer
Mercer believes in building brighter
futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and
investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being.
Mercer's more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and
the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of
Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional
services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with
76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17
billion. Through its market-leading businesses including
Marsh, Guy Carpenter and
Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan
helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex
environment. For more information, visit www.mercer.com.
Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.
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