This code has been drawn up to guide employers – be they large, mediumsized or small enterprise, in the private or public sector, in developing or highly industrialized countries – to adopt a positive strategy in managing disability-related issues in the workplace.
Themes: Employment
Employer toolkit for employing people with disabilities
This toolkit aims to support and encourage employers in to recruit, retain and upskill people with disabilities, while at the same time, dispelling some of the myths surrounding the employment of people with disabilities.
Employing people with disabilities in South Africa
This research aimed at identifying the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions and experiences of employers when hiring people with disabilities.
Technical Assistance Guidelines on the Employment of People with Disabilities
The Code to set out practical guidelines and examples for employers, employees and trade unions on how to promote equality, diversity and fair treatment in employment through the elimination of unfair discrimination.
Reasonable accommodation guidelines. An instructional Guide to reasonable accommodation for people with epilepsy
This booklet examines the provision of reasonable accommodation within the workplace and provides step by step guidance to ensure an understanding of its role within the world of work.
Supported employment: Recommendations for successful implementation in South Africa
This article reports on the findings of a descriptive qualitative study in which supported employment (SE), as a potential strategy to facilitate the employment of persons with disability in the open labour market in South Africa, was explored.
How to Start a Business in South Africa
This document provides information on procedures to begin a business, different business entities, patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as business and work permits for foreign nationals.
WHO World report on disability
Chapter 8: Work and Employment of the report.
Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities
This exploratory study is part of a four-country study undertaken on vocational skills acquisition and employment experiences of people with disabilities.
Inclusion of disabled people in vocational training and income – An overview of international experiences and approaches
An overview of international approaches and experiences of vocational trainings and employment for people with disabilities.