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Do employers need to change the recruitment process to make it easier for autistic people to get jobs?

The National Autistic Society say employers need to rethink the way they recruit to help people with autism to get jobs.

People with autism need more help to get jobs, according to the National Autistic Society. The charity tells Phil Williams employers should consider providing interview questions in advance or doing away with the interview altogether in favour of a work trial. We hear from a friend of PhD student Matthew Hedges - the man facing a life sentence for spying in the United Arab Emirates - who says he fears for his safety and his mental health. A former referee tells Phil he was attacked in his final season after 29 years doing the job. All the football news on the Nations League and the PFA in Team Talk with Conor McNamara and Jonny Gould. Plus three midnight experts in a Black Friday special on how to avoid over-spending and how to get a good deal.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 21 Nov 2018 22:30

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  • Wed 21 Nov 2018 22:30