Working With a Disability

Job Interview Interpreter Grant:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_and_disability/job_interview_interpreter_grant_scheme.html If you are deaf or hard of hearing or have a speech impairment, you can apply for funding to pay for an interpreter to assist you at a job interview you attend. This is called the Job Interview Interpreter Grant (JIIG). If you start a new job, you can

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

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

Supports to facilitate the employment of people with disabilities in the workplace or to retain, in the workforce, employees who acquire a disability:

https://dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-of-people-with-disabilities/ The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation is a member of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities Implementation Group. This Department has committed to highlight the supports that are available to facilitate the employment of people with disabilities in the open labour market, or to retain in

Grants for Adapting or Equipping the Workplace for Staff with Disabilities

Grants for Adapting or Equipping the Workplace for Staff with Disabilities: Grant assistance is available for employers, employees and self-employed disabled 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

Operational Guidelines: Wage Subsidy Scheme

Wage Subsidy Scheme: The Wage Subsidy Scheme offers financial support for employers who employ certain people with disabilities. The scheme is one of the workplace supports for employers provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) to encourage the employment of people with disabilities. Rules Disability and productivity Sometimes the nature

Options for people Working with Disabilities

Options for people Working with Disabilities: The onset or progression of a disability can be a devastating event. However, it does not always mean that you will have to give up your job. Employers are obliged to make reasonable accommodations for staff with disabilities and often, you can continue working

Equality in the Workplace

Equality in the Workplace: The Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015 outlaw discrimination in a wide range of employment and employment-related areas. These include recruitment and promotion; equal pay; working conditions; training or experience; dismissal and harassment including sexual harassment. The legislation defines discrimination as treating one person in a less favourable way than

Employers Obligations in Ireland

Employers obligations in Ireland: Employers must ensure that their employees receive certain basic employment rights. These rights are governed by detailed employment legislation. If you employ people or are setting up a business that will employ people you need to be familiar with your responsibilities and your employees’ rights. In this document

Working with a Disability

Working with a Disability: Like all employees, people with disabilities can bring a range of skills, talents and abilities to the workplace and there is a range of supports to help them find and keep employment. Some of these are for people with disabilities who are working – see ‘Employees