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Employment in the disability sector: The legal framework and issues paper

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Published on 22 May 15 by TASMANIAN DIVISION, THE TAX INSTITUTE

This paper covers:

  • part 1 - the legal framework for employers of persons with disabilities
  • Australia’s national workplace relations system
  • supported wage system
  • assistance for people in a job at risk
  • scope of the supported wage system assessment rate
  • review of minimum wage
  • who qualifies for these special minimum wages?
  • part 2 - workplace health and safety
  • employer responsibilities
  • inherent requirements
  • can an employer force an applicant to disclose disability?
  • can an employer make health assessments compulsory?
  • part 3 - discrimination
  • disability considerations throughout the employment cycle
  • part 4 - issues for parents/carers of a person with disability who are working
  • getting work/keeping work
  • part 5 - employing others to work with people with disabilities.

Author profile

Craig Green
Craig is a Senior Associate at m + k Dobson Mitchell Allport Lawyers and he has extensive experience in workplace relations. Craig works extensively with employers in a wide range of industries, including the education, transport and disability sector. Craig is also a leading practitioner in relation to matters in the Tasmanian State Sector and has appeared in a number of important recent cases. Craig regularly presents seminars to clients and the legal profession in important workplace relations issues. - Current at 04 June 2015

 

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