Employee Benefit News March 22, 2022
As the Great Resignation continues, “essential worker” positions such as stock clerks, grocery store baggers and shipping clerks are getting harder to fill. In August 2021 alone, 6.8% of food service workers and 4.7% of retail workers quit. This offers a unique opportunity to shrink the neurodiversity employment gap.
We see that as many as 81% of people with autism don’t have a paid job in their community, but with the right support, many of these individuals could step into roles like these essential worker jobs.
To be sure, efforts are unfolding to expand the neurodiverse workforce, especially in the tech sector. In recent years, a spate of media articles has rightly touted the achievements of neurodiverse people in realms...
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