EMPLOYMENT NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY

The Royal Commission has been investigating the challenges faced by people with disability in finding and retaining employment in the latest public hearing. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Employment of people with disability hasn’t improved in years, hears Disability Royal Commission

Tags Employment Industry Government Royal Commission Posted 3 days ago by Anna Christian

Employment rates of people with disability in Australia have not seen improvement in 30 years, an expert told the Royal... Read more

Research has found the wellbeing of job seekers is lower than that of people who are employed, but also that the wellbeing of job seekers with disability is even lower. [Source: Shutterstock]

Study finds unemployed people with disability have low wellbeing

Tags Employment Research Industry Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Research collected by atWork Australia to help the employment services industry understand the needs of job seekers has... Read more

The Disability Support Pension provided by Centrelink is too difficult to access according to advocacy groups and forces people onto the lower JobSeeker payment. [Source: Shutterstock]

Inquiry hears of barriers to accessing the Disability Support Pension

Tags Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

An inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) continues to receive submissions from advocacy groups and... Read more

Josh has found meaningful employment at Ridleyton Greek Home for the Aged with help from Barkuma. [Source: Supplied]

Employment for people with disability: celebrating new jobs and building careers in caring

Tags Employment Noticeboard Industry Posted 2 months ago

SPONSORED STORY - Disability service provider, Barkuma, announces new jobs and a program that builds careers in aged... Read more

Advocates say the process of applying for the Disability Support Pension, the low rate and inadequate employment support is causing people with disability distress. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability

Tags NDIS Finance Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna Christian

Advocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more

Traineeships could meet continued growth in care workforces including disability support, home and community living. [Source: Shutterstock]

Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce

Tags NDIS Therapies Education Employment Industry Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna Christian

With 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more

The information about services is available in a range of languages and audio or written formats. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Gateway website received positively by advocacy groups

Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Accommodation Transport Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna Christian

Key advocacy groups believe a website designed to provide information about support to people with disability could be a... Read more

Outdoorsy by nature, Barkuma’s DES helped Sam after high school to gain work experience and employment at Living Colour Nursery, where he has been happily employed for 2 years. [Source: Supplied]

Employment transition support for school students with disability to combat unemployment issues

Tags User Stories Education Employment Posted 2 months ago

SPONSORED STORY - Disability service provider, Barkuma, is hoping to combat unemployment issues among school students... Read more

Disability workers will not be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to continue working, however this arrangement is set to be reviewed again by National Cabinet next month. [Source: Shutterstock]

COVID vaccines not mandatory for disability workers

Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 4 months ago by Jesse Neill

COVID-19 vaccinations are being “strongly recommended” for disability support workers, but the Federal Government has... Read more

While one in five Australians have a disability, the likelihood of having a disability increases with age, and older workers with disability are at a disadvantage getting work. [Source: iStock]

Mature workers with disability can improve job prospects through new pilot program

Tags Accessibility Employment Posted 7 months ago by Liz Alderslade

A new pilot program based in Western Sydney will be assisting older workers with disability to find more work prospects... Read more

The expanded IPS program will allow over 6000 young people under the age of 25 experiencing mental illness to receive specialist vocational and employment support . [Source: iStock]

Breaking down workforce barriers for people with a disability and mental illness

Tags Mental Health Employment Government Posted 10 months ago

The Federal Government has announced an additional $45.7 million investment to extend two programs dedicated to helping... Read more

The Government aim to raise employment rate of NDIS participants from 24 percent to 30 percent by 2023 through new employment strategy. [Source: iStock]

New disability strategy to increase Australian Public Service employment opportunities

Tags Employment Government Posted 11 months ago

The Government has released a new Australian Public Service (APS) employment strategy with an aim to create more job... Read more

The Royal Commission expects to hear from people with disability about their experiences in seeking open employment at the next public hearing. [Source: iStock]

RC to examine pathways and barriers to employment for people with disability

Tags Employment Royal Commission Posted 11 months ago

Pathways and barriers to open employment for people with disability is the subject of the ninth public hearing of the... Read more

Discrimination in the workplace can potentially lead to those with an invisible disability to hide their condition from prospective employers. [Source: iStock]

Invisible disability stigma driving workers to hide conditions

Tags Conditions Accessibility Employment Posted 11 months ago

In the lead up to International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on Thursday 3rd December, employment service... Read more

#PurpleLightUp has been driving momentum for disability inclusion across hundreds of organisations since 2017 [Source: PurpleSpace]

Purple spotlight to shine on global landmarks this International Day of People with Disability

Tags Accessibility Employment Advice Industry Posted 1 year ago

Iconic buildings around the world will glow purple on 3 December to celebrate and put a spotlight on the economic... Read more

Social enterprise The Sewing Basket has opened its fourth store. [Source: Supplied]

Central Coast social enterprise creates disability employment opportunities

Tags Employment Posted 1 year ago

A social enterprise selling sewing and crafting supplies while providing employment for people with disability has... Read more

Working with a DES provider can assist employers in overcoming unconscious biases towards people with disability. [Source: iStock]

Resolving unconscious bias towards people with disability in the workplace

Tags Accessibility Employment Posted 1 year ago

Unconscious biases towards people with disability are still negatively influencing the recruitment process and... Read more

"Immunise was designed to be easy to use and hard to break,"explained OnePassport CEO, Michael Maher. (iStock)

In a time of strict regulation, OnePassport® Immunise simplifies record keeping

Tags Employment Industry Posted 1 year ago

SPONSORED STORY - The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone, but none more so than those who are vulnerable to... Read more

"The aim of the care huddle is to present current information about care needs in a concise way that is easily understood." (Source: iStock)

Care Huddles – a tool to improve communication and support team building

Tags NDIS Accessibility Employment Advice Industry Posted 1 year ago

OPINION - Care huddles are a structured process for teams to communicate about client care, share information, and... Read more

"[The] announcement is significant, not least because JobTrainer could contribute to placing well-qualified disability workers into the 90,000 additional disability positions..." (Source: iStock)

JobTrainer may have potential to boost disability workforce

Tags NDIS Accessibility Employment Industry Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Federal Government has announced a new skills investment program called JobTrainer as part of its coronavirus... Read more