Recruitment firms failing to tap into talent pool of disabled people

Recruitment firms should take the lead when it comes to recognising disabled people as an untapped talent pool.

That is according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) who has released a best practise guide for recruitment firms about how to hire disabled people.

Ann Swain is the Chief Executive Officer at APSCo. She said: “We want the role of the recruitment profession to be that of a catalyst for change in creating a level of confidence when it comes to the recruitment of disabled talent.

“Our client base – and UK plc is talent short – and yet so many organisations – because they are time short and under pressure – look at recruiting the same old people from the same old places.”