Information about employing people with disabilities
The Department of Social Protection (DSP) provides a range of supports for employers and for people with disabilities looking for employment and returning to education. All this information can be accessed on the Department of Social Protection’s website.
Some of the support initiatives include the following:
The Wage Subsidy Scheme
The Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) provides financial incentives to private sector employers to employ people with a disability who work 21 hours per week or more, up to a maximum of 39 subsidised hours per week.
Find out more about the Wage Subsidy Scheme.
Work and Access
Work and Access is a set of supports to help people with a disability get a job or stay in work. The supports aim to remove or reduce barriers in the workplace for people with a disability.
Supports for Jobseekers, Employees, Self-Employed include:
- Workplace Needs Assessment, to assist in identifying the need for additional supports
- Communication Support, for interview and in work
- In-Work Support, to help you perform in your position
- Personal Reader, to assist you in work
- Work Equipment, to assist you in your job
Work and Access employer supports include:
- Workplace Needs Assessment, to assist in identifying employees need for additional supports
- Workplace Adaptation, to accommodate additional employee needs
- Disability Equality and Inclusion Training, to provide employers and organisations with access to training for staff, to gain a better awareness and understanding of disabilities in the workplace.
Find out more about Work and Access.
EmployAbility Service
The nationwide EmployAbility Service provides an employment support service for people with a health condition, injury, illness or disability and a recruitment advice service for the business community.
Find out more about your local EmployAbility service.
