Develop strategic partnerships Partnerships with DES Strategic Human Ongoing with Disability Employment providers are established Resources/ Service (DES) providers to utilise All Managers their expertise in sourcing and recruiting people with disability Focus Area B: Retention and career development 3.5 Create a more Promote membership of the Number of staff participating in Strategic Human Ongoing inclusive and Department’s Staff with the Staff with Disabilities Resources/ supportive Disabilities Network to new and Network activities and events All Managers workplace for staff existing staff with disability Promote awareness and Events to recognise Strategic Ongoing participation in events that International Day for People Resources/ recognise International Day for with Disability and other Strategic People with a Disability and significant days are organised Communications/ organise events that recognise Diversity Services other days of significance Engage and encourage members Staff with disability participate Strategic Human Ongoing of the Staff with Disabilities in external forums, Resources Network to participate at conferences and networks disability forums, conferences, working groups and external disability networks 3.6 Promote reasonable Develop an effective Reasonable Adjustment Strategic Human January 2016 adjustment communications strategy to Guidelines are promoted and Resources/ information to all promote the new Reasonable implemented Strategic staff and managers Adjustment Guidelines to ensure Communications and ensure that all managers and staff are appropriate made aware of their rights and reasonable responsibilities and how to apply adjustments are and obtain reasonable adjustments at work
Develop strategic partnerships with Disability Employment Service (DES) providers to utilise their expertise in sourcing and recruiting people with disability Partnerships with DES providers are established Strategic Human Resources/ All Managers Ongoing Focus Area B: Retention and career development 3.5 Create a more inclusive and supportive workplace for staff with disability Promote membership of the Department’s Staff with Disabilities Network to new and existing staff Number of staff participating in the Staff with Disabilities Network activities and events Strategic Human Resources/ All Managers Ongoing Promote awareness and participation in events that recognise International Day for People with a Disability and organise events that recognise other days of significance Events to recognise International Day for People with Disability and other significant days are organised Strategic Resources/ Strategic Communications/ Diversity Services Ongoing Engage and encourage members of the Staff with Disabilities Network to participate at disability forums, conferences, working groups and external disability networks Staff with disability participate in external forums, conferences and networks Strategic Human Resources Ongoing 3.6 Promote reasonable adjustment information to all staff and managers and ensure appropriate reasonable adjustments are Develop an effective communications strategy to promote the new Reasonable Adjustment Guidelines to ensure that all managers and staff are made aware of their rights and responsibilities and how to apply and obtain reasonable adjustments at work Reasonable Adjustment Guidelines are promoted and implemented Strategic Human Resources/ Strategic Communications January 2016
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