Introduction: People with mental disorders whose disease is in remission and if they have not been legally deprived of their ability to work can be involved in work processes as well as people without mental disorders. Long-term unemployment leads to social exclusion, while work has a positive effect on mental health and recovery from mental illness. Stigma towards people with mental disorders is proving to be the biggest challenge in the field of mental health. Objective: The main objective of this research is to examine the attitudes of nursing students at the Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka regarding the employment of people with mental disorders. Methods: 91 respondents participated in the research. The research was carried out with a questionnaire on attitudes towards the employment of people with mental disorders Results: Students have moderately positive attitudes towards the employment of people with mental disorders (3.23±1.17). Female students have an average more positive attitude 32.87 (±7.57) compared to male students 30.23 (±6.88). Full-time students showed statistically significantly more positive attitudes compared to part-time students (t=2.582, p=0.011). Students with longer working experience have more negative attitudes about the employment of people with mental disorders Conclusion: In order to reduce the stigma about people with mental disorders originating from society, changes in the attitudes of the environment should primarily occur. In order to bring about positive changes, society should be more aware and familiar with the functionality of individual disorders, and not only with their negative aspects.