A former disability support worker who alleges she was sent into urine and feces-covered homes by her employer has been left unable to speak for six years. In late 2019, the 44-year-old, who asked not ...
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A change in management can be a common time for employers to run afoul of discrimination laws, particularly when an accommodation is suddenly revoked.
When carefully planned and supported by leaders, ERGs can integrate disability inclusion into everyday work instead of just words in a policy ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination. Once an employee discloses a disability, the expectation is ...
Offsets are a tool insurers use to reduce the benefits they owe an injured worker by deducting benefits the worker receives ...
Up to 500 workers are fighting to recoup pay, super and entitlements after the collapse of a large disability support ...
The Australian Industry Group and NDIS providers are attacking hard-won penalty rates of disability support workers. [Photo: Facebook/People with Disability Australia] In late 2023, the big business ...
A dyspraxic learning technologist who worked at the University of Manchester has won her claims for discrimination arising from disability and indirect disability discrimination, after “persistently” ...
GENEVA, November 30 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency will be marking International Day for Persons with Disabilities on Monday with a panel discussion in Geneva about UNHCR's role on the rights of ...