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Stigma fears hold back workplace adjustment requests
Employees with disability are often deterred from asking for workplace adjustments because they fear stigma, but say these are a "godsend" when granted, new research shows.
The Australian Disability Network surveyed 400 people with disability and 200 organisations, finding that the most common deterrent to requesting adjustments (cited by 56% of employees) was having to speak directly with their manager and risk being stigmatised.
"Some of the most expressive stories were around listening, for example: 'please just listen, don't try and tell me what I need, listen to what I'm telling you and what I'm asking for and don't make me justify it'," Dr Catherine Maitland, research lead at the Australian Disability Network tells HR Daily...
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