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Community Employment Programme:

The Community Employment (CE) programme is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed (or otherwise disadvantaged) to get back to work by offering part-time and temporary placements in jobs based within local communities. Participants can take up other part-time work during their placement. After the placement, participants are encouraged

Disputes about Equality and Discrimination:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/enforcement_and_redress/equality_tribunal.html The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) deals with all complaints of discrimination in employment and access to goods and services. These complaints come under the following equality legislation: The Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015, which prohibit discrimination at work and cover discrimination about: recruitment and promotion; equal pay; working conditions; training or experience;

Grants for Adapting or Equipping the Workplace for Staff with Disabilities:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_and_disability/grants_for_adapting_or_equipping_the_workplace_for_disabled_staff.html Grant assistance is available for employers, employees and self-employed people who need to adapt the workplace or purchase specialised equipment for staff with disabilities. This grant is called the Workplace Equipment/Adaptation Grant (WEAG) and you can apply for the grant if the person with a disability is already employed or is

Working Family Payment:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/family_income_supplement.html Working Family Payment (WFP) (formerly known as Family Income Supplement (FIS)) is a weekly tax-free payment available to employees with children. It gives extra financial support to people on low pay. You must be an employee to qualify for WFP and you cannot qualify if you are only self-employed.

Disability Payments and Work:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_and_work/disability_payments_and_work.html If you are getting certain disability payments you may be allowed to work or atend training. People getting Illness Benefit and Invalidity Pension cannot work (except for unpaid voluntary work). They must transfer to the Partial Capacity Benefit scheme if they wish to work. If you are getting a means-tested payment,

Disclosing Hidden Disability for Work

https://iseebeyond.ie/employee/ https://iseebeyond.ie/employee/ Hidden Disability and job interview preparation In most cases a hidden disability should not affect career prospects. However, the impact of it on people’s lives varies a great deal and decisions on employment should be based on each individual’s circumstances. Below are some questions you may be asking

Inclusive Workplace:

https://iseebeyond.ie/employers/ https://iseebeyond.ie/employers/ Creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace that promotes and supports diversity is a key element of our I See Beyond campaign. We have listed some information here that we hope will guide you to finding how to deliver for all. We encourage you to aim to implement best

Hidden Disability:

https://iseebeyond.ie/what-is-hidden-disability/ Hidden disability, sometimes termed invisible disability, is defined as a disability that is not immediately apparent. We know that hundreds of different hidden disabilities touch the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across Ireland. To live with any disability can be an enormous challenge but as public perception