UBS Debuts New Employment Scheme For Autistic Adults

Josh O'Neill

24 April 2017

The world's largest wealth manager is piloting a program in one of its US compliance and risk units that aims to help adults with autism secure jobs.

UBS has teamed up with The Precisionists, an organization that creates jobs for those with disabilities, to develop the program. It has initially been rolled out in UBS' compliance and operational risk control division in Nashville, Tennessee.

Individuals taking part in the so-called Nashville Model will be employed by The Precisionists to carry out project-based work for UBS on a contract basis. They will undergo four weeks of training.

UBS says its ultimate goal is expand the autism employment model to other locations across the world.

"With the launch of this pilot program, UBS is strengthening its commitment to workplace inclusion and to creating career opportunities for an often underutilized talent pool," said Julian Fry, managing director and Americas head of monitoring, surveillance and controls in Nashville. "I am thrilled that UBS is engaging in such a worthwhile undertaking and confident it will demonstrate the talent and contribution that people on the autism spectrum can make.”