In this section there are tips, tools and resources that can be helpful for employers. Below we offer a diverse range of media types including videos, websites referrals, articles, booklets and more.
Inclusive, diverse workplaces benefit everyone – employees, the business and society more broadly. There are so many benefits to employing a person with a disability.
- Employees with disability can bring valuable skills and perspectives to a workplace, as well as providing insights into what customers with disability need
- Research shows that employees with disability have low rates of absenteeism, and stay longer in their roles
- Inclusive workplaces are linked to decreased incidences of workplace injury
- Customers are more loyal to businesses that demonstrate inclusion and diversity
Fact Sheet
Information for Employers
Community Resource Unit Ltd. (CRU)
Inclusive Employment Fact Sheet 7: This fact sheet provides information on the benefits of employing a person with disability, tips on recruiting, supports for employers and job mentors.
Inclusive Employment Factsheet 6: This fact sheet provides about Job Mentors and Thinking Long-term
Video
Peter Rowe - Focusing on Potential
Imagine More
Customised Employment is an approach that begins with the person, their skills, contributions and interests, rather than an advertised job position. This explainer video from Imagine More (Canberra) provides an overview of the process.
Info Sheet
Information for Employers
Resourcing Inclusive Communities (RIC)
This document breaks down the stages involved in Customised Employment and the roles an employer can have in the process. This resource was developed by Resourcing Inclusive Communities (Family Advocacy) as part of the School to Work project.
Job Access
This Australian Government initiative provides information and funding support to employers of people with disability (as well as people with disability working or looking for work).
The below links are a place to start:
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- Employer Toolkit:
Includes video lessons and resources to download.
Click here to visit the website - Guidelines for Reasonable Adjustments:
Reasonable Adjustments information for employers.
Click here to visit the website - Employment Assistance Fund:
A fund that provides financial assistance for a range of work-related modifications and services
(employees must work minimum of 8 hours per week, for an expected minimum of 13 weeks).
Click here to visit the website
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Podcast
One in Five: Episode 1 - When the Rubber Hits the Road (Part 2)
University of Melbourne
Here, the Melbourne Disability Institute (University of Melbourne) speak to researchers to answer the question “What should employers be doing to create more inclusive workplaces?” This podcast also explores the governments’ role in increasing disability employment rates, and some short-term and long-term solutions. They also discuss the ‘tyranny of low expectations’ and that people with profound disability can make a meaningful contribution (Keith McVilly, Professor of Disability and Inclusion at University of Melbourne).
Video
Diversity makes good business sense
Job Access
This video explores and shares some statistics around why diversifying a workplace is good for employers.