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Managing an employee with disability
Many people with disability won’t need any specific management or help, but some might. Find out how to create a working environment that supports and includes all staff. You can watch this video … -
Setting up suitable work tasks
Sometimes, you may need to adjust a role’s tasks. Do this to best suit an employee’s abilities, skills and needs. Making these types of changes may help improve their productivity and safety. How can I change or adjust tasks? One way to change or adjust tasks is to swap an employee’s task that they find difficult with another employee. For example, you could swap: telephone tasks for filing … -
Upper and lower limb conditions support at work
affect the use of their hands, arms and legs. This might include equipment or small changes to work areas. There is funding available to help cover the costs. Fine hand coordination and lifting Conditions that affect movement of the … many products that help people to reduce the risks involved with reaching. If the employee’s job involves answering the telephone a lot, like in a call centre, they can use supports such as … -
What is JobAccess? | Free Disability Employment Support
of the Department of Social Services. JobAccess provides free, expert advice and services to: People with disability. Employers. Service providers. Since 2006, JobAccess has worked to … How JobAccess helps people with disability We offer people with disability: Expert advice on finding and keeping a job Workplace adjustments and modifications through the Employment Assistance Fund (EAF) … -
Interviewing people with disability
When interviewing people with disabilities, it is important to keep a few things in mind. These will help ensure a fair process for all. Think about what to adjust, what to ask in the interview and how you assess job applicants. Before the interview It’s important to give all candidates a clear outline of … -
Complaints about disability employment or advocacy services
for national public holidays fill in the online complaint form. The CRRS is a free service. Help to make a complaint If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact … employment conditions not being respected and valued at work not getting the training you need to find, keep or do a new job not getting a service or support that you should not being allowed to make a complaint or … -
Support you may need for an interview
You can ask for help to take part in a job interview if you need it because of a disability. This might include help … -
Guidelines on reasonable adjustments
must, by law, provide any 'reasonable adjustments' they need during the interview process and to support them in their job. What are reasonable adjustments? Reasonable adjustments, or workplace adjustments, give people with disability equal access to employment. They help a person with disability in job interviews. They support them to do their best at work. … -
Talking about your disability at an interview
Knowing what to say about your disability at a job interview can be challenging. We’ve put together tips on … disability if it might affect: how you do the job your ability to work safely your ability to help keep your co-workers safe. Mentioning your disability can create trust and an open … -
Talking about your disability at work
Whether to tell people about your disability at work is your choice to make. If you’re starting a new job or already working, you might like to talk to your employer about your disability to get any … with. If people don’t respond well to what you tell them, remember that it’s not your job to change people’s ideas about disability. And some co-workers might be shy or uncomfortable, …