Dylan joined the Workready Program at Olympus Solution at the beginning of 2019. Right from the start he had but one goal – to be able to learn valuable skills and experience in the field of IT.
2021 provides a unique opportunity for businesses to rebuild even stronger workforces by recruiting employees with disability. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, approximately 1 million Australians were unemployed[3] at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Today, this figure has dropped to 952,100[4], paired with the fact that job advertisements have increased month on month since April 2020, with job advertisements now exceeding pre-COVID levels[5], it is beginning to show that businesses are starting to rebuild. As they do, it’s important that disability inclusion is central to these renewed workforces.
Living with disability doesn’t have to be a barrier to finding good work. atWork Australia has put together seven useful tips on how to find meaningful employment for people living with disability, injury or health condition.
Madeleine Thompson dreamed of becoming a nurse when she was still in primary school. Now she’s living the dream, having recently secured a permanent role as an Assistant in Nursing at St Joseph’s Nursing Home in the northern NSW town of Lismore.
