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Welcome to the Education to Employment Package for Employers. The contents of this Resource are under 3 main headings: |
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This section provides extensive information to assist you as an employer to understand the rights and responsibilities of employees with a disability and the role of an employer in developing fair and equitable workplaces for all employees, including employees with a disability.
• Disability Legislation and Employment
This section provides you with information about the current legislation and government requirements relating to disability, including:
- Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
- NSW Anti-Discrimination Act (1997)
- Building Code of Australia
• Disability Disclosure in Employment
Disability disclosure in the workplace is a personal decision for some and an essential process for others. The section provides information for employers about:
- the options a person with a disability has when deciding to disclose a disability, the benefits and disadvantages of disclosing as well as providing some key considerations to achieving effective disclosure
- the rights, roles and responsibilities of employers when an employee discloses a disability in employment.
• Dispelling the Myths and Stereotypes
Many employers have stereotyped views about employing people with disabilities which are often incorrect. A number of studies have demonstrated that such views are wrong and that people with disabilities can and do succeed in employment.
This section highlights some success stories of employees with a disability as well as providing you with facts about people with disabilities specific to:
- work attendance, productivity rates, job retention
- Occupational Health and Safety
- workplace modifications
This section provides guidelines about how best to effectively work with applicants with a disability. This section outlines:
- some perceptions and misconceptions about disability
- common questions
- recruitment strategies
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- selection panels
- medical assessments
- selection decisions.
• Developing Inclusive and Effective Workplaces
Developing inclusive and effective workplaces ensures a positive environment for all employees as well as customers. This section explores:
- the concept of a supportive workplace that ensures inclusion, participation, equitable treatment
- setting and communicating performance expectations
- roles of an employee with a disability, their colleagues and supervisor in identifying and removing barriers in the workplace for people with disabilities.
This section provides comprehensive information to employers about:
- descriptions of the most common disabilities
- common myths associated with particular disabilities
- suggested strategies for interacting positively with people with disabilities
- approaches to making appropriate workplace adjustments
• Government Funded Employment Services
This section provides an outline of the government services and programs available, what they can do to assist you when employing a person with a disability and how you as an employer can access them.
This section provides you with information about:
• Employment Services:
• Employment Programs:
• Training Programs:
To assist you to employ people with disabilities, this section provides a listing of services that you can access to obtain expert advice and ongoing support as well as an extensive listing of web resources:
