Improving Employment Participation of People with Disability.

On 3 December 2012 Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations - Bill Shorten released a Discussion Paper: Improving Employment Participation of People with Disability. 

 The discussion paper looks at the best ways to:

• promote and improve equality for people with disability in employment and in the workplace

• support employers to identify and remove barriers to the full and equal participation of people with disability in the workforce, in recognition of the disadvantaged position of people with disability in relation to employment matters

•  promote among employers the elimination of discrimination on the basis of a person’s disability

• foster workplace consultation between employers and employees on issues concerning people with disability in employment and in the workplace

• improve the productivity and competitiveness of Australian business through the advancement of people with disability in the workplace.

The Government is asking for feedback and submissions on the paper, and would like to hear from:

• people with disability, their families, carers and community representatives
• employers – large and small and employer representatives
• current Employment Service Providers
• state and local governments
• the Australian Council of Trade Unions and unions.

Closing date for submissions: 5.00 pm (Canberra Time) 15 February 2013.

You can read the paper here in pdf format
  
Or for a RTF format you can visit the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' website here.

What are some ideas you think could help to get more people with disability into the workforce?