2. THE CORPORATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Section 2.3c - Persons with Disabilities
Principles
2.3c.P.1
The company ensures that persons with disabilities who apply
for jobs with the company receive fair treatment and are considered
solely on their ability to do the job with or without workplace
modifications.
2.3c.P.2
The company values persons with physical, sensory and/or mental
disabilities as full participants in the company workforce.
Criteria
2.3c.C.1
The company has in place an operative anti-discrimination
policy vis-‡-vis persons with physical and/or mental
disabilities, with provisions for the monitoring of compliance
with the policy.
2.3c.C.2
The company has a policy of employing people with disabilities
and of providing the resources and facilities, which enable
them to achieve progression in employment in the company and
to receive training and promotional opportunities without
discrimination.
2.3c.C.3
When a worker employed by the company becomes disabled, the
company continues to employ that person and provides the modifications
necessary to enable the worker to continue at the previous
status. If a worker requires transfer to another position
within the company because of disability, wherever possible,
this new job is at the same level; where not possible, existing
remuneration is protected for a specified period.
2.3c.C.4
The company provides training for all its employees about
hiring and accommodating persons with physical and/or mental
disabilities.
2.3c.C.5
The company recognizes that there may be particular barriers
to the full participation of people with disabilities and
takes positive action to diminish these barriers within the
company.
2.3c.C.6
The company offers disability awareness training to all employees
working with or supervising people with disabilities.
2.3c.C.7
The company adopts a policy whereby managers, particularly
those responsible for recruitment and employment matters,
are fully versed in obligations to employ and accommodate
people with disabilities.
Bench Marks
2.3c.B.1
The company periodically assesses its hiring and employment
practices of persons with physical and/or mental disabilities
and makes necessary correction in a specified period.
2.3c.B.2
The company regularly consults with organisations with experience
and expertise regarding the employment of persons with physical
and/or mental disabilities.
2.3c.B.3
The company makes the particular accommodations necessary
for persons with disabilities to be able to function in the
workplace.
2.3c.B.4
The company monitors and reports on the number of offers made
to employees with disabilities for skill development, testing
and promotion, as it does for all employees.