Employers urged to hire people with disabilities

BOSSES were urged yesterday to overcome their fears about hiring people with disabilities.

Apprehension about discrimination claims — as well as health and safety concerns — were “major issues” for employers when it came to them hiring people with disabilities, according to legal expert Terence McCrann.

Statistics show fewer than four in 10 people with disabilities employed in the Irish workforce — despite a major drop in unemployment rates over recent years.