Human resource (HR) and diversity professionals help your employer meet their legal obligations when it comes to recruiting and managing staff, including people with disability.
The staff in your human resource area usually have access to the policies and practices related to the employment of people with disability specific to your organisation. They can often help by:
- answering your questions about working with people with disability
- providing practical support in the workplace such as arranging workplace adjustments for people with disability, facilitating discussion about flexible work arrangements or arranging disability awareness training for staff in your organisation
- acting as a point of contact between you, your co-worker and their employment service provider (such as a Disability Employment Services provider).
More information?
If staff in your human resource area are unable to answer your questions or you need more information, you can contact the JobAccess Advisers free of charge for confidential advice. Call them on 1800 464 800 or contact them online:
Do staff in your human resource area know about JobAccess?
Staff in your human resource area may already know about the advice and support available through JobAccess. If not, you may like to draw their attention to the free toolkits available to them: