Employer’s Attitude and Concerns About the Employment of Persons with Disability

This lecture will discuss the study that investigates the attitudes and concerns of employers about hiring individuals with disabilities in Saudi Arabia through a questionnaire distributed to different employers in the country. Responses indicated that they are favorable to the employment of workers with disability. However, they do not have a clear policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities. Productivity, work performance and lack of employee skills were mentioned as top reasons for not employing a person with disability.