Employment and Disability A good practice guide for employers in Jersey

Jersey Employment Trust Speakout A talk for CIPD Jersey Wednesday 17 April 2013

Good Practice Guide – how and why? Speakout – the voices of disability. User involvement group. Recruitment and selection Disability etiquette Reasonable adjustments and Q&A

Speakout Nick Bester & Chris

Recruitment & Selection Practices should maximise the opportunity to attract the best person for the job Many of the considerations stemming form the guide would also be considered best practice in recruitment generally

Disability Etiquette It is common for false assumptions to be made about people with disabilities. However more thought given to the words and phrases used can influence and change the way people think about and act towards, people with disabilities

Reasonable Adjustments Good practice suggests that employers must make reasonable adjustments to any ‘provision, criterion or practice’ that the employer applies and to physical features of any premises in order to accommodate the needs of a worker with a disability or job applicant.

Resources Equality Act 2010 Equality & Human Rights Commission: Equality Act 2010 Statutory Code of Practice UK Government Equalities Office Guides including ‘Using positive action’ & ‘Questions about health & disability during recruitment’

Contacts JET Siobhan O’Connor Emma Powell Client Services Manager Employment Team Leader Tel: Tel: Speakout Nick Bester