Supporting and retaining employees can save your business time and money as well as keeping valuable skills that may be difficult to replace.
Free support on the job
There are free services to help you get the help and support when employing or retaining people with disability.
Disability awareness
Disability awareness can help new employees with disability feel supported in a new job and can also make sure that co-workers feel at ease when communicating and working with a new employee with disability.
Staff training and development
Employees with disability should be given the same opportunities for training and development as other employees.
Career planning
Encouraging all staff to engage in career planning is essential to retain the good staff you already have.
Performance management
Performance management is the process of establishing goals and measuring performance against these goals.
Mentoring
Information on mentoring and how it will help you to support an employee with disability.
Flexibility in the workplace
Flexibility in the workplace can improve the way your workplace operates and can help you retain staff.
Team building
Information and strategies on the important of developing teams.
Mental Health—How to support an employee when they experience symptoms of mental illness
Suggestions on how you can support an employee when they experience symptoms of mental illness.
Financial help and wages
Information on the financial help available when recruiting a person with disability, including the help available to pay for the cost of workplace adjustments or solutions if they are needed to accommodate a worker with disability in a job.
Need help?
The JobAccess Advisers can provide expert advice on retaining and supporting staff with disability. Contact the JobAccess Advisers on 1800 464 800 or by using the Online Enquiry Form: