Publication Date
2006
Document Type
Report
DPIRD Collections
Biosecurity, pests, weeds and diseases
Publisher
Department of Agriculture
City
Perth
Abstract
The Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) have been working in collaboration with EDGE Employment Solutions to identify the work opportunities that lie within the Department for people with disabilities. Based on the Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1987 (EEOA), the DAFWA have set a target of increasing their rate of employment of individuals with disabilities to constitute 4% of their entire workforce. Currently, persons' with a mild to moderate disability form 1.7% of the Public Sector.
The role of EDGE Employment Solutions pertaining to this project was to develop a matrix that would include the key roles within the DAFWA, the functional capacity required for each role, and the relevant types of disabilities chat may be taken into consideration when employing new staff.
Number of Pages
47
Keywords
Handicapped persons, Western Australia, Western Australia Dept. of Agriculture and Food, Employment.
Disciplines
Disability Studies | Labor and Employment Law | Labor Relations
Recommended Citation
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Edge Employment Solutions, Eaton, M, Hughes, I, and Magnowski, B. (2006), Edge Employment Solutions : Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia : job audit report, 2006. Department of Agriculture, Perth. Report.
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