Geraldton Personnel Inc.

What sort of additional costs would there be when employing a person with a disability?

In relation to the costs of workplace accommodations 65% of employers rated the financial effect to be cost neutral & 20% identified an overall cost benefit.

What about the effects to productivity by employing a person with a disability?

We have found 90% of employees with a disability record productivity rates equal to or greater than other workers.  We also provide specialised supports & training to assist in brining the employee to your agreed productive level.

What effect will employing a person with a disability have on my workers compensation and safety record?

Employees with a disability average one sixth of recorded OS&H incidents of employees without a disability and 98% of employees with a disability have average or superior safety records to other employees.

Would there be additional sick leave that a person with a disability would require?

86% of employees with a disability have superior attendance records.  Telstra Australia recorded that people with a disability average 4.1 years in a call centre compared to 3.2 years for people without a disability.  Over a 15month period employees with a disability had 11.8 days absent compared to employees without a disability who had 19.25 days absent.

What are the incentives to employing a person with a disability?

With the specialised before and after placement support provided by Geraldton Personnel Inc. the average recruitment cost of an employee with a disability was 13% of the average recruitment cost of an employee without a disability.

An added incentive is that if an employee due to their disability is unable to meet the productivity levels, they may be eligible to be assessed under the supported wage scheme.